WITHOUT TRUCKS, AUSTRALIA STOPS The history of Australian truck driving is a wild ride with more hairpins than a hairdressers. One thing is for certain, though: trucks aren’t going anywhere any time soon. Words: Darcy Watt
ABOVE: A SHELL TANK BEING TRANSPORTED BY LORRY IN HOBART, 1939. PHOTO BY NEWSPIX. BELOW: DIAMOND T M20 BALLAST TRACTOR, 1953. PHOTO BY J.H. MEFFERT.
