National Road Transport Hall of Fame

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The National Road Transport Hall of Fame is an Australian transport museum in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, owned by the Road Transport Historical Society[1][2] and opened in 1995.[3] The Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum, which the society also operates, is on the adjoining site.[4]

As a community-based volunteer organisation, the museum is dedicated to preserving Australia's road transport heritage. Many forms of road transport – from camel trains of old to road trains and coaches of today – are displayed.[1]

The museum has taken what it calls a lateral approach to the restoration of vehicles: instead of showing them in off-the-production-line condition, they stand as they were in their working lives, including the pragmatic, often crude, modifications that bush mechanics had to undertake in Australia's harsh outback working environment; "testimony to the trials and tribulations of Australia's road transport industry pioneers".[1]

In July 2019 the Government of the Northern Territory appointed an administrator while the society worked to achieve regulatory compliance.[5][6]Template:Update inline

See also

References

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  1. a b c About Us National Road Transport Hall of Fame
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  3. Greats of Freight Australasian Transport News November 2018 pages 54-57
  4. Old Ghan Heritage Railway National Road Transport Hall of Fame
  5. National Road Transport Hall of Fame in administration after investigation finds financial irregularities ABC News 25 July 2019
  6. Transport Hall co-founder lashes out at government take-over Alice Springs News 5 August 2019

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