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Police Life
VICTORIA POLICE
MOBILE TRAFFIC SECTION
Hume Highway Group H.H.G.
In December 1972, to meet the traffic needs of the Hume Highway, especially the increase in traffic during the
holiday period commencing just prior
to Christmas, a special Mobile Traffic
Section group was established with
responsibility for dealing with the
traffic problems occurring on the
Hume Highway. This, the busiest
highway of our State, poses special
problems and has been a cause of
considerable concern to the Force
administration. The results achieved by
this group, and the effect of the
employment of special multi-coloured
"Candy Cars", will be watched with
great interest; not least because the
performance of the Hume Highway
group will provide us with guidance
when considering the needs of other
major highways in this State.
Source: http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/.../VPARL1973-74No33.pdf 74No33.pdf
1973 & 1976 Police Life articles and photos courtesy of the Victoria Police History Museum Media sourced by Caroline Oxley and Ian Meates
Candy Cars Police Life March 1973 p4 (1) This is extract from the magazine publication Police Life Issue March 1973 It shows the photos of the original December 1972 Candy Car & the accepted new 1973 Candy Car signages . source: Carolyn Oxley Victoria Police Media. Victoria Police History Museum
8 XA candy car 2nd SIGNAGE LHJ 146 This photo was taken at Royal parade Parkville in 1973 This is believed to be the first Police GT with the new accepted patched stripe signage
Candy Cars Police Life March 1973 p4 (1) This is extract from the magazine publication Police Life Issue March 1973 It shows the photos of the original December 1972 Candy Car & the accepted new 1973 Candy Car signages . source: Carolyn Oxley Victoria Police Media. Victoria Police History Museum