Time: 10 am to 4 pm
Cost: Adults $15.00 each
Children under 15 free
10 Sturton road
Edinburgh parks SA 5111
Ph: 8285 3011
Free parking available
Food and drinks available
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
• Antique weapons and uniform displays
• 25 pounder field gun firing
• ADF and static military vehicle displays
• Army surplus sales
• Barry Spicer military artwork—display, sales and signing
• Army Cadet display
• Military vehicle rides
• Restored Tracked Load Carrier
To get a reminder for this event closer to the date, select ‘Interested’ or ‘Going’ on our Facebook Page event post.
Time: 10 am to 4 pm Cost: Adults $15.00 each Children under 15 free 10 Sturton road Edinburgh parks SA 5111 Ph: 8285 3011 Free parking available Food and drinks available
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: • Antique weapons and uniform displays • 25 pounder field gun firing • ADF and static military vehicle displays • Army surplus sales • Barry Spicer military artwork—display, sales and signing • Army Cadet display • Military vehicle rides • Restored Tracked Load Carrier
To get a reminder for this event closer to the date, select ‘Interested’ or ‘Going’ on our Facebook Page event post.
The Land Rover has been an important part of the Australian military vehicle fleet for 70 years, with the first vehicles delivery to the Army in 1948, and the Perentie still in service today, although it is in the process of being withdrawn and replaced with the Mercedes G-Wagen under Project Land 121.
The Land Rover was designed to only be in production for two or three years to gain some cash flow and export orders for the Rover Company so it could restart up-market car production after WW2. Once car production restarted, however, it was greatly outsold by the off-road Land Rover, which developed into its own brand that remains successful today. Many of the defining and successful features of the Land Rover design were in fact the result of Rover’s drive to simplify the tooling required for the vehicle and to use the minimum amount of rationed materials. The bodywork was handmade out of an aluminium/magnesium alloy called Birmabright, to save on steel, which was closely rationed. The choice of colour was dictated by military surplus supplies of aircraft cockpit paint, so early vehicles only came in various shades of light green.
Come and help us celebrate 70 years of Land Rover, at an open day at the museum.
Food and drink will be available, as will free parking. We will also be using this event to launch our 2019 calendar.
Activities Include:
A large number of military and civilian Land Rovers on display
Weapons display
Military vehicle rides
Antique weapons and uniform display
Military vehicle manoeuvres
25 Pounder field gun firing
Army Cadet display
ADF & static military vehicle display
Barry Spicer military artwork display, sales and signing
Re-Enact SA Inc. displays
This event will be fundraising to aid in the restoration and maintenance of the Museum’s heritage listed buildings.
Our calendar for 2015 is now available and is in the form of a single A3 sheet printed in full colour on photo quality paper. They cost $10 each, with $5 going towards the museum building fund (a great cause!) and the remainder going towards production costs.
It has been produced by Jim Verbz Photography and features our 1942 M3 Stuart tank and the lovely Tayla, as “Miss Stuart”.
The calendar is available at the museum shop during open hours, at our monthly Committee and General Meetings and also via post, by contacting our secretary, Russell, via email. Postal orders attract a flat $10 postage fee, for up to 5 calendars.
