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Coopers and Cooper S were also made and supplied to the Australian and New Zealand Police
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Company of Australia and Nuffield Australia merged to form British Motor Corporation (Australia) with the Nuffield facility at Victoria Park becoming the group headquarters of the new company. Austin and Morris vehicles were assembled at the facility and subsequently it was
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Australia to manufacture the complete vehicle, it introduced to Australia the in-line transfer machining of engine
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National Archives of Australia as part of Collection A12111:Immigration Photographic Archive 1946-Today
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330:Peugeot 505
319:Land Rovers
280:Leyland P76
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200:BMC 1100
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1147:Denning
1092:Brabham
1082:Boltons
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1062:Austral
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454:The Age
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