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This is the first motorcar in Bunnythorpe - a single cylinder Darroch. The image was taken at ‘Matasubara”, the homestead of A S Aldrich. Mr Merrett, pictured in the drivers seat, boarded with A S Aldrich and family while Manager of the Dried Milk Factory at Bunnythorpe, which later became Glaxo Laboratories. The car was owned by Mr Alex Nathan and used by Mr Merrett.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bu 19
Date
circa 1905
Digitisation ID
2008N_Bu19_RTL_1762
Held In
Coolstore

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rural towns and life,
vehicle,
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