Old Aussie Service Stations

Before and after, in Berrigan , the after would be early 60's, the before ???

Back in the day when you had a choice of Shell or Neptune (both coming out of the same tank!)

I remember a servo in Southport in the late 50's with about 4 different brands of pump and a road tanker filling the station tanks. Asked the old man how often all the different oil companies had to come to fill up their own tanks. I can't believe he believed but he told me that the road tankers had different compartments for each brand.

Later sussed out the plain grey, unmarked tankers, with Shell written in one inch letters behind the cab cruising from the Shell servo, to the Mobil servo to the Golden Fleece servo.

We got some fuel on Saudi Arabia for our aircraft from our sponsor, Shell, brought up from Jeddah. Unfortunately no Shell in Saudi so when the BP drums arrived so did a Shell rep with a box of spray cans and a few cardboard templates and rebirthed the BP drums as Shell for the cameras!

Lang

Who can forget Bailey's at Gunning.

Sarge :-X wrote: Lang, you do seem to like worms in cans....
this is not my Picture, I found it on the net, and worth it for the Servo and the truck.
captioned :- High Street, Wodonga, looking south on March 30, 1976. Ampol Service Station... and well done to the photographer and poster.

it is only a tiny photo unfortunately

Ampol on the right Golden Fleece on the left by the looks of it ??

Two bottom ones are Sydney





This bloke has just taken his brand new overalls and shirt out of the packet for the photo.



And lastly Ray Dean's wonderful collection of old Aussie service stations and garages.

my28chev.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/old-aus...ns-we-call-them.html

Lang and other posters,
You are taking us back to an early era when Service Stations gave SERVICE. They put the amount of petrol you asked for in the tank, cleaned your windscreen and asked if they could check your oil (resulting in a lot of oil sales they would otherwise have missed out on) and some even offered to pump up your tyres for you.

I am only in my early seventies, so I am not old enough to remember much of this but rely on what I was told.
I, also, was told that the petrol tankers had a separate tank for each brand.

These days staff at the "service" station (ha ha) sit behind a computer and when they have finished talking to their mates, or eating a meal they brought from home, push the button to allow you to start filling your own tank. They no longer even have cans of oil at the pumps, for you to open and tip in yourself. They are now removing air hoses, so you cannot check your own tyres. Most do not sell even the most common light globes, spark plugs, etc. but they have a huge display of lollies, icecreams and junk.

Rant over (for now)
Morris.

Have spent some time identifying the vehicles, first page Johnsons Ipswich the tourer and sedan appear to be the same make of car, can't name them.
Cribb and Foote in front of a Ford sign, truck International about 1931?
Thanks for posting these Lang.
David.

Colin,
The Berrigan before photo would be late 40's early 50's, I reckon Ampol was new then.
David.

n herza a local one





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I think the Cribb and Foote truck would be a Ford. Looks like it and they are Ford dealers.

Johnsons Ipswich
Vehicles are Crossley (UK) Model 18/50, 1925 -1927 with 6 cylinder engines. The royal cars were used by the Duke and Duchess of York, the future George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother), during their visit to Queensland in March-April 1927. F. W. Johnson and Sons' Motor Dealers were in Brisbane Street, Ipswich.(Description from KES & RGD)