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Ford Australia Bibliography

This bibliography was compiled by staff of the Benson Ford Research Center’s Archives and Library Department based on materials in our collections. If you have questions about these resources, please use our Submit a Question feature. If you are interested in duplication, please see our Duplication Resources FAQ.

Archival

• Acc. 285 Henry Ford Office Papers
  • box 258 McA330 F-G 334 (includes Canadian Pacific re: transportation to Australia), 1924
  • box 1592 Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1933-1934
  • box 2286 Foreign Branches; Australia, 1939-1940
     
• Acc. 390 AM Wibel Office Papers
  • box 87 Australia - Data for H.C. French, 1936 (includes blueprints and photographs)
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• Acc. 95 Agreements and Contracts
  • box 1 Loan of $3,000,000 to Ford Motor Company of Canada, correspondence, September 10, 1924-October 7, 1924. (9 p.) (Map of Australia) (re: establishing company in Australia)
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• Acc. 1905 Facilities Department Records
  • box 1 Australia
    • Capacity expansion, 1970
    • Emissions program 1973-1976
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• Acc. 1904 Data Processing Equipment Records
  • box 2 Australia
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• Acc. 1858 Tom Lilley Papers
  • box 3-4 International Division 
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• Acc. 226 Public Relations Fiftieth Anniversary Records, 1951-1953
  • box 1
    • Correspondence; Australia
    • Ford International Publications; Australia
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• Acc. 833 General Photographs Series
  • box 3 Africa, Asia, Australia, Turkey (4a)
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• Acc. 1660 Photographic Vertical File
  • box 123 Australia-Brisbane 
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• Acc. 738 Ford Falcon Product Launch Scrapbook
  • box 1 Photo Album, John Bugas, Australian visit, February-March, 1960
     
• Acc. 76.300.1968 Henry Ford II and Cristina Ford Australia, Southeast Asia and East Trip Photographs, 1971

Periodicals

• Australian Ford News. 1936-1941
• Ford News (Australia). 1941-1943
• Ford Dealer News: Australia. Ford Motor Company of Australia. 1952-1956
• Ford Gazette. Ford Motor Company of Australia. 1949-1950
• Austra-Ford Gazette: A News Magazine for Ford Employees. Ford Motor Company of Australia. 1951-1956

Ford Times

• “Growing Some” v.II n.22 p.4 August 15, 1909
• “4 New Branches in 4 Quarters of the Earth” v.III n.1 p.2 October 1, 1909 
• “Ford Taxicabs in Service in Melbourne Australia” v.V n.4 p.118 January 1912

Ford News

• See:
  • Australia - Automobiles, Ford
  • Australia - Ford Motor Company influence
  • Australia Ford Dealers
  • Australia Ford Service Stations
  • Ford Assembly Plant (Adelaide, AUS)
  • Ford Assembly Plant (Brisbane, AUS)
  • Ford Assembly Plant (Geelong, AUS)
  • Ford Assembly Plant (Perth, AUS)
  • Ford Assembly Plant (Sydney, AUS)
  • Ford Branch (Western Australia)
  • Ford Motor Company (Australia)

Oral Histories

• 65_52 George Dickert

Vertical File

• Ford Motor Company of Australia (also OS box 1)
• Ford of Australia – Ford Discovery Centre

Books

• American Business Abroad: Ford on Six Continents. Wilkins, Mira; Hill, Frank Ernest
  • 338.476292 F699 W685 2011
     
• The History of Ford Falcon 1960-1994. Wright, John; Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited
  • 629.2222 F699 W951 1994 OS
     
• Duncan & Fraser Ltd.: "Legacies Left Untold". Chantrell, David
  • 338.76292 D911 C459 2008 OS
     
• The Australian Motor Industry: A Study in Protection and Growth. Stubbs, P. C.
  • 338.47 S932 1971