Photo shows bumper bars painted white when the headlights were half blocked during the "brown out".A Mercury Wireless Patrol car and crew in 1944. Left to right: J O'Connor 9186. G Cracknell 9395 (driver). W Crowley 9315, A Coventry 9320.police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car

Wireless Patrol crews often visited the Commercial Travellers Association building in Flinders Street.1939 Ford Mercury with John Nolan, A. Coventry, W. Crowley, G. Cracknell and J O'Connor inside vehicle1939 Mercury 244-45. L to R. John Nolan, Porter, Comm. Travellers Club; Const A. Coventry 9320; Const W. Crowley 9315; Const G. Cracknell, Driver; I/C J. O'Connor 9186police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car; nolan, john; coventry, allan herbert; crowley, william desmond; cracknell, garth younghusband; o'connor, john

Mercury Wireless Patrol car around 1944 with 1/C Lindsay (Mick) Patterson 9225 on the radio and 1/C John O'Connor 9186 taking notes in the right rear1940 Ford Mercury as part of Wireless Patrol, in front of Russell Street, circa 1944Front passenger 1/Const Lindsay Patterson 9225. Const Jack O'Connor 9186 rear right passenger. Others not knownpolice vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car; patterson, mick; o'connor, jack; russell street

Photo taken of a Wireless Patrol crew with guns drawn climbing a fence. The vehicle is a 1940 Ford sedan. Three unidentified men on patrol with guns drawn and torches, in front of vehicle registration number EJ-337, circa 1940-45police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section

1942 Mercury sedan used by the Wireless Patrol. Photo taken outside Russell St police garage1942 Ford Mercury Wireless Patrol with damage to the radiator grill, outside Russell Street garage, circa 1942police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section, ford mercury car; russell street

Thomas Cunningham 8251 in the first camera car, circa 1951. The image is back-to-front.police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; cunningham, thomas

1944 Mercury Wireless Patrol car leaving Russell Street garage, circa 1944police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car; russell street

A 1944 Mercury Wireless Patrol car and crew. Left to right : H Duffy 9294, P Walsh 9636, W Clottu 9593, R McMillan 9675 (driver)Harry Duffy, Pat Walsh, Bill Clottu and Reg McMillan in front of vehicle number FL-303, circa 1944No. 3 Mercurypolice vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car; duffy, harry; walsh, pat; clottu, william; mcmillan, reg

1940 Ford V8 prison van outside Russell Street building. !/C Ron George 8137 on rightPrison van with two unidentified men standing in front, circa 1940spolice vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; prison van

A 1939 Chevrolet sedan used for general transport duties.Unattended 1939 Chevrolet with front driver's door open, circa 19401940. No. 7 Chevrolet. 1939 Model. T.B. Photo W. Walkerpolice vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; chevrolet car

A 1946 Chevrtrolet 6 cylinder sedan used for Mobile Traffic Section duties1946 Chevrolet with John Purdon 8341 to the left of photo, circa 1946police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; chevrolet car; purdon, john

Photo of Doug Fraser 8226 of the Geelong Highway Patrol with a 1939 Ford sloper. Registered number shown in caption is incorrect.D.D. Fraser 8226 with 1939 Ford Standard Sloper, circa 1940police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford standard sloper car; fraser, douglas duncan

Doug Fraser was stationed at the Geelong Highway Patrol and this is his police vehicle, a Ford coupe from 1939Daughter and friends of D.D. Fraser 8226 with 1939 Ford Standard Sloper, circa 1940police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford standard sloper car; fraser, douglas duncan

1947 Ford V8 Mobile Traffic Section patrol car registration number JP-829 with Colin Hammond 9855 standing to the side, circa 1947police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford deluxe v8 car; hammond, colin

1946-47 Ford registration number JP-726 Mobile Traffic Section patrol car with unidentified man standing alongside, circa 1947police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford car

1946-47 Ford Deluxe registration number JN-322 with damage to front right hand side near headlight, circa 1947police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford deluxe car

Three 1947 Ford Deluxes leaving for patrol, the second vehicle with registration number JB-432. Three motorcycle police on Harley Davidson motorcycles. Circa 1947police vehicles; police motorcycles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford deluxe car; harley davidson motorcycle

O.H. Beever 9252 and G. Jenkins standing in uniform in front of 1947 Ford Deluxe, circa 1947police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford deluxe car; beever, oswald henry; jenkins, g

1949 Ford Deluxe registration number JX-509, showing the front of the car, circa 1949police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford deluxe car

1949 Ford Deluxe registration JX-509, showing the rear of the car, circa 1949police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford deluxe car

Tom Adams 8947 leaning against running board of 1939 Ford Tudor registration number CM-314, circa 1939police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford tudor car; adams, tom

Two unidentified men, one with face blacked out, standing beside a Ford registration number OP-001, circa 1949police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford car

Don Ritchie standing beside a Rover 75, circa 1949police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; rover 75 car; ritchie, don

Ford Radio Divisional Van, circa 1951police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford divisional van

Wireless Patrol crew of Sid Olsen, Gordon Marchesi, Ken Williams and Ernie Spinks, standing in front of a Ford Mercury. Near Heyington, circa 1948police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car; olsen, sid; marchesi, gordon; williams, ken; spinks, ernie

1948 Ford Mercury, registration number KM-701, with three men standing in front - left to right: I/C Wright, Supt Jackson, I/C Tom Williams, circa 1948police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car

Ford Mercury, Wireless Patrol, circa 1947police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car

Ford Mercury, registration number LU-911, circa 1951police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car

Ford Mercury driving test, registration number LJ-410, circa 1950police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car

Ford Pilot and Arthur Roberts 10936, circa 1949police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford pilot car; roberts, arthur