Line up of five Wireless Patrol Daimlers parked outside the Royal Exhibition Building circa 1926-1936police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol; royal exhibition building

Wireless Patrol Daimler with wireless receiver and transmitter visible in back seat. Driver unidentified. Circa 1926-1936police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Wireless Patrol Daimler, with wireless transmitter and receiver visible on back seat. Senior Constable Bill Black front left seat, Operator Cliff Allison, circa 1927. Wireless aerial in tubing attached to roof.police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol; allison, cliff; black, bill

The three cars to the left are Daimler Wireless Patrol cars being washed in the Russell Street yard. The fourth car is a Cadillac transport car. Four Wireless Patrol Daimlers, registration numbers 19235, 22967, 36989 and one unknown. Circa 1926-1936police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Daimler34HP wireless patrol car with leather radiator cover. circa 1931. Building at the rear were the original garages and wireless patrol rooms. Later removed and replaced by the CIB buildingpolice vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Daimler 35HP sedan. Used as transport for the Chief Commissioner after having been badly damaged in an accident in Brighton in 1931.Daimler (registration number 931) on unsealed road. Circa 1926police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Possibly Rupert Bastin 6866, operating a wireless transmitter on the rear floor of a Wireless Patrol Daimler. The transmitter sits on top of the receiver. The wire leading up and to the right connects with the aerial. A wireless operator, possibly Rupert Bastin, and equipment. Circa 1926-1936motor police branch; wireless patrol; wireless operator

A wireless operator inside a DaimlerCaption: Daimler Radio Equipment 1920smotor police branch; wireless patrol; wireless operator

Wireless Patrol Daimler with driver Charles Murray, operator Fred Canning outside of car and Sen.Constable Fred (Pop) Downie in back seat, circa 1926-1927. Photos shows wireless transmitter and receiver on the floor. Taken outside the Working Mens's College, later RMIT in LaTrobe St.Caption: Daimler radio equipment 1920spolice vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol; wireless operator

Original wireless radio transmitter room circa 1926. Located in the wireless room at Russell St HQThe original "police radio transmitter"motor police branch; wireless patrol; wireless operator; police radio transmitter

Wireless Patrol members circa 1930Front: Andy Shaw, Chas Murray?, Supt. Rear: Syd Guestpolice vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Arrested man being put into the Daimler Wireless Patrol car. Bill Black on left. Circa 1928police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Driver and patrol leader seated in front of Daimler. Bill Black seated in passenger seat. Circa 1928police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Uniformed MTS policeman leaning on running board of 1934 Ford Roadster registration number 41-260, circa 1934Ford Roadster 1934 Trucks Patrolpolice vehicles; transport; motor police branch; ford roadster; wireless patrol; trucks patrol

John Purdon (8341), driver, and Harry Parker (8886) beside 1937 Chevrolet MTS registration number 83-206 outside Mornington Police Station circa 1937Photo Joan Ballpolice vehicles; transport; motor police branch; chevrolet mts; wireless patrol; mornington police station

Wilbur Walker (9380) seated in a 1942 Wolseley 25HP outside Bourke Street West Police Station, circa 1942Photo: W Walkerpolice vehicles; transport; motor police branch; wolseley car; wireless patrol; bourke street west police station

Front of four Wireless Patrol cars. Top two cars are Alvis and bottom two cars are Wolseley 25HP, circa 1939police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; wolseley car; alvis car; wireless patrol

Alvis radio equipment circa 1937police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; alvis car; wireless patrol

Copy of newspaper clipping of new Daimler patrol car with unidentified driver and two passengers, registration number 114 427, circa 1931. This was the last 35HP 6 cylinder version purchased. Photo shows spot light, aerial tubing on roof, Police sign, and sideways facing front spot lightspolice vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Daimler Wireless Patrol #12 with damage to rear right hand side, circa 1932No. 106 Daimler No 12 6 cylinder REG 114 - 427police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Daimler Wireless Patrol car #12 registration number 113 427 with Constable Maurice Gibbs man attending to the engine and two unidentified people seated in the car, circa 1931No. 12 Daimlerpolice vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Daimler registration number 2-690, circa 1934Daimler #2 1934police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Daimler registration number 2-690 with damage to rear bumper and front left hand side mudguard, circa 1934No. 2 Daimler Reg No. 2690. Damaged in collision with Fiat sedan No. 60-868 at the intersection of Inkerman Road and Alexander Street East St Kilda on 10/4/34. First Const. MacPherson 6953 driver. Senr Const. Fowles in chargepolice vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Daimler registration number 2-690 with damage to front right hand side mudguard, circa 193police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Daimler registration number 2-690 on hoist with damage to front right hand side mudguard and wheel, circa 1935No 140. No. 2 Daimler. Reg No. 2-690. Accident 23.5.35. Driver - H.V. Casey 8770. Struck a trampolice vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Daimler registration 2-690 with a group of nine men at an outdoor location including Rupert Bastin, Wireless Operator, Ron George, Driver and CCP Blamey, circa 1936police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol, sir thomas blamey; chief commissioner of police

Daimler car with registration number 8-215 with unidentified man leaning on running board circa 1936-39police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Daimler car, registration number 8-215, on front hoist with damage to front left hand bonnet, mudguard and doors, circa 1939Collision between No. 3 Daimler and Tramways Bus at Carlton on 25 March 1939. Photo taken inside Russell St police garage.police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Wireless Patrol Daimler 'double six" car with damage to rear left hand side, circa 1939. This was the second double six purchased and was known as "Daimler #3". Photo taken in Russell Street HQ yard with City Court at the rear.police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Front view of 4.3 litre 6 cylinder Alvis, registration number 174-614, Wireless Patrol, including three sets of headlights and radiator grill, circa 1937. Also are electric horns below the registration plate. "Police" sign over windscreen.police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; alvis car; wireless patrol