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View fullsize The Motor Car in Western Australia
View fullsize Perth St & Geo Tce, October 1936
View fullsize  Horace Hilda Family & Darracq
View fullsize Horace Hilda Family & Talbot
View fullsize Grandparents
View fullsize Jessie Selina Baker and Alf Melsom, 1925 Norton
View fullsize Unknown man & 1920s Chev 490
View fullsize Darracq Taxis
View fullsize Perth St & Geo Tce, 1920s
View fullsize Wal Lodge & 1927 Chrysler owned by Ross Lodge
View fullsize Alf Melsom (L) and unknown, 1925 Norton
View fullsize Alf Melsom & 1925 Norton
View fullsize Jessie Selina Baker & 1927 Chrysler
View fullsize 1924 Oldsmobile Model 30
View fullsize 1924 Oldsmobile Model 30
View fullsize 1924 Oldsmobile Model 30
View fullsize 1924 Oldsmobile Model 30
View fullsize Cnr Queen & Alberts Sts, Busselton mid 1950s
View fullsize Percy Bignell, Buicks Busselton Show
View fullsize Bignell's Garage, 1956
View fullsize 1924 Oldsmobile Model 30
View fullsize Bignell c1926 Hupmobile + Chev Charabanc then BN18 + Mrs Bennett DU41 Hupmobile
View fullsize Bignell's Service Station, Busselton 1938
View fullsize Bignell's Cars (Dodge, Chev, and Ford) south side of Busselton train station
View fullsize Bignell's Hupmobile Busselton, driver unknown
View fullsize Percy Bignell driving the WA government Standard at Busselton station c1919
View fullsize Percy Bignell Chevrolet Charabanc BN38 outside Killerby's Prince St shop, c1924
View fullsize Albert Edmund Cockram imported the first silver ghost Rolls Royce into WA in 1913
View fullsize Doscas - The Little Star
View fullsize Doscas - The Little Star
View fullsize Bignell Charabanc, 1918
View fullsize The Thorntons 1924
View fullsize Yallingup Oct - Nov 1926
View fullsize Percy Bignell with passengers in 1908 Star Charabanc Busselton to Yallingup Caves
View fullsize Theodore (Fader) Miller of McKimmie St, Palmyra, c1914
View fullsize Kalgan River 1935
View fullsize Avon Terrace, York 1929
View fullsize Dad's Chevy & Ruffles
View fullsize  Picnic to Mundaring Weir 1924
View fullsize Percy Bignell's 1907 Star Charabanc at Busselton, 1908
View fullsize 1909 Model T Ford
View fullsize Bignell Picnic in the bush on the way to the caves
View fullsize  Courtesy of Alex George.
View fullsize William Henry Clarke, sitting in his second Willys-Knight 6 cylinder sleeve valve engine car, 4th registered in Gosnells
View fullsize  Courtesy of Alex George.
View fullsize Police Bentley Radio Car
View fullsize  Courtesy of Alex George.
View fullsize Police Bentley
View fullsize  Courtesy of Alex George.
View fullsize  Courtesy of Geoff Venables.
View fullsize  Courtesy of Alex George.
View fullsize  Courtesy of Geoff Venables.
View fullsize  Courtesy of Alex George.
View fullsize  Courtesy of Geoff Venables.
View fullsize  Courtesy of Alex George.
View fullsize  Courtesy of Geoff Venables.
View fullsize  Courtesy of Alex George.
View fullsize 101 Oxford St
View fullsize Leederville Service Stn
View fullsize Gladiator, the first 4-wheeled motorcar in WA
View fullsize Gramp Rolls Royce
View fullsize Royal Show Perth
View fullsize Royal Show Perth
View fullsize Whippet Overland & Willys Knight Cars
View fullsize  Courtesy of Godfrey Everett.
View fullsize  Courtesy of Godfrey Everett.
View fullsize 773cc single-cylinder 6 point 5hp 1904 HUMBERETTE, Maylands c1915
View fullsize Nellie and Edwin Weston in 1911 Model T Ford, at Subiaco
View fullsize Kings Park
View fullsize Scat car owned by Crabbe at Kings Park
View fullsize Bignell's Cars at Busselton Show
View fullsize Sid Breeden and Michael Bignell - #24 1928 Show Day Busselton Bignells.jpg
Featured
The Motor Car in Western Australia
The Motor Car in Western Australia
Perth St & Geo Tce, October 1936
Perth St & Geo Tce, October 1936

Courtesy of Tom Clarke.

 Horace Hilda Family & Darracq
Horace Hilda Family & Darracq

Courtesy of Tony Terry.

Horace Hilda Family & Talbot
Horace Hilda Family & Talbot

Courtesy of Tony Terry.

Grandparents
Grandparents

Courtesy of Wendy Maslin.

Jessie Selina Baker and Alf Melsom, 1925 Norton
Jessie Selina Baker and Alf Melsom, 1925 Norton

Easton Family Photos. At East Fremantle House, c1924. Courtesy of Tim Baker.

Unknown man & 1920s Chev 490
Unknown man & 1920s Chev 490

Easton Family Photos. Possibly Newdegate, c1924. Courtesy of Tim Baker.

Darracq Taxis
Darracq Taxis

Perth St & Geo Tce, 1910s. Courtesy of Tom Clarke.

Perth St & Geo Tce, 1920s
Perth St & Geo Tce, 1920s

Courtesy of Tom Clarke.

Wal Lodge & 1927 Chrysler owned by Ross Lodge
Wal Lodge & 1927 Chrysler owned by Ross Lodge

Easton Family Photos. Poss Halls Head near Suttons Farm, c1924. Courtesy of Tim Baker.

Alf Melsom (L) and unknown, 1925 Norton
Alf Melsom (L) and unknown, 1925 Norton

Easton Family Photos. At East Fremantle House, c1924. Courtesy of Tim Baker.

Alf Melsom & 1925 Norton
Alf Melsom & 1925 Norton

Easton Family Photos. At East Fremantle House, c1924. Courtesy of Tim Baker.

Jessie Selina Baker & 1927 Chrysler
Jessie Selina Baker & 1927 Chrysler

Easton Family Photos. Poss Halls Head near Suttons Farm, c1924. Courtesy of Tim Baker.

1924 Oldsmobile Model 30
1924 Oldsmobile Model 30

Easton Family Photos. Courtesy of Tim Baker.

1924 Oldsmobile Model 30
1924 Oldsmobile Model 30

Easton Family Photos - Guy Norman, Jessie, Jessie Selina (Bet) and Ethel (McCracken) Easton. Courtesy of Tim Baker.

1924 Oldsmobile Model 30
1924 Oldsmobile Model 30

Easton Family Photos - Guy Norman, Poss Max or Guy (in car) and Jessie (Bending) Easton, c1924. Courtesy of Tim Baker.

1924 Oldsmobile Model 30
1924 Oldsmobile Model 30

Easton Family Photos - Guy Norman (obscured), and Jessie Easton - Courtesy of Tim Baker.

Cnr Queen & Alberts Sts, Busselton mid 1950s
Cnr Queen & Alberts Sts, Busselton mid 1950s

1939 Bignell’s Buildings. Courtesy of Sid Breeden and Michael Bignell.

Percy Bignell, Buicks Busselton Show
Percy Bignell, Buicks Busselton Show

Courtesy of Sid Breeden and Michael Bignell.

Bignell's Garage, 1956
Bignell's Garage, 1956

Clem Bignell on left, New FE Holden Car Display, July 1956. Courtesy of Sid Breeden and Michael Bignell.

1924 Oldsmobile Model 30
1924 Oldsmobile Model 30

Easton Family Photos. Courtesy of Tim Baker.

Bignell c1926 Hupmobile + Chev Charabanc then BN18 + Mrs Bennett DU41 Hupmobile
Bignell c1926 Hupmobile + Chev Charabanc then BN18 + Mrs Bennett DU41 Hupmobile

Courtesy of Sid Breeden and Michael Bignell.

Bignell's Service Station, Busselton 1938
Bignell's Service Station, Busselton 1938

Courtesy of Sid Breeden and Michael Bignell.

Bignell's Cars (Dodge, Chev, and Ford) south side of Busselton train station
Bignell's Cars (Dodge, Chev, and Ford) south side of Busselton train station

Courtesy of Sid Breeden and Michael Bignell.

Bignell's Hupmobile Busselton, driver unknown
Bignell's Hupmobile Busselton, driver unknown

Courtesy of Sid Breeden and Michael Bignell.

Percy Bignell driving the WA government Standard at Busselton station c1919
Percy Bignell driving the WA government Standard at Busselton station c1919

Courtesy of Sid Breeden and Michael Bignell.

Percy Bignell Chevrolet Charabanc BN38 outside Killerby's Prince St shop, c1924
Percy Bignell Chevrolet Charabanc BN38 outside Killerby's Prince St shop, c1924

Mum somewhere. Courtesy of Sid Breeden and Michael Bignell.

Albert Edmund Cockram imported the first silver ghost Rolls Royce into WA in 1913
Albert Edmund Cockram imported the first silver ghost Rolls Royce into WA in 1913

Courtesy of Robyn McSweeney.

Doscas - The Little Star
Doscas - The Little Star

Courtesy of Rodney Anderson.

Doscas - The Little Star
Doscas - The Little Star

Courtesy of Rodney Anderson.

 

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