GM-H History and Management
Mostly 1931 to Present
General Motors-Holden's Ltd was formed in 1931 by the merger of General Motors Australia Pty Ltd and Holden Motor Body Builders. By 1931, almost 70% of the output of the HMBB's factory in Adelaide was being used by GMA, and it was decided that the time was appropriate for a consolidation of the interests of the two firms. Thus General Motors-Holden's Limited came into being. The merger was completed and the concern was capitalised at £1,550,000, of which over £500,000 was held by some 1,600 Australian Shareholders.
The Company was controlled by a local Board of Directors, consisting of the Chairman, Mr. E. W. Holden; the Managing Direcror, Mr. L. J. Hartnett, two directors representing other Shareholders - Sir Wallace Bruce and Sir John Butters, and five operating Directors: Mr. J. R. McKenzie, Director of Finance; Mr. V. l. Sunners, Director of Sales; Mr. John Storey, Director of Manufacturing; Mr. J. J. Welker, Director of Service; and Mr. J. R. Holden, Director of Body Division at Woodville, S.A.
There have been many official and unofficial histories of GM-H published over the years, some of which appear below, along with memories of some of the management team from along the way.
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The Holden Family Studies.
Neil Pogson has made use of the Covid-19 lockdowns to produce a series of studies of the major members of the Holden family. In particular, "James Alexander Holden - a corrected history" is a major study of the commercial life of James Alexander Holden which reveals that much of the published early history of Holden has been incorrect, including the year of his arrival and starting in business, and the location of his first business.
Click here to read a shortened version of the extensive James Alexander Holden story, or Click Here to go to the full set of studies.
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The diaries of Frank Daley, Production Engineer
Frank Daley - Production Engineer, served in many senior roles in Woodville, was involved heavily in the introduction of all steel bodies, was Master Mechanic and Chief Inspector. In Fishermens Bend he was assistant to L J Hartnett, responsible for the mechanical and electrical installations at the new Fishermens Bend plant. He spent some years overseas for GMH, dealing with vendors of new techniques and equipment, particularly in preparation for 48-215 production and later, when he joined Frigidaire and Kelvinator Australia. His wartime contributions drew recognition from Prime Ministers and captains of industry alike. The friendships he made with key Government officials during this period undoubtedly 'greased the wheels' for GMH's approvals to build the new car. One legacy he left is a history of GMH, an unpublished manuscript of which some roneod copies exist (one on our website!). He was a sought after lecturer and organiser of education classes for tradesmen, and an inaugural lecturer for the Government's Industry Mobilisation Course.
A man of huge influence and ability, a proven asset to GMH and Australian industry, but largely forgotten these days. A number of his dairies have recently turned up, and there is now a page dedicated to telling his story.
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Recently, some important collections of files have come to light, and are now presented here:
- The Hartnett Papers: These files belonged to L J Hartnett personally and for many years have been kept in a safe at GMH headquarters in Melbourne marked for his eyes only, so were obviously important to him. They reflect mainly on the arrangements for his arrival in Australia, and later, the circumstances of his dismissal from the post of Managing Director of GMH, a position he did not relinquish easily. Click here
- The Australian Manufacturing Files: Correspondence between General Motors-Holden and the Australian Government, detailing many of the steps that eventuated in the design and manufacture of the 48-215 Holden. Click here
- The MD Directives and Bulletins: L.J. Hartnett started a practice of issuing MD's Directives to Senior Staff on more confidential and organisational matters. Some 29 of these are listed here.
He also issued MDs Bulletins on less confidential matters, which practice was followed by his successors. Some 200 plus Bulletins are available here.
- A History of the Social Centre at Fishermans Bend - by eminent Holden historian, Don Loffler. A look back at the significant part that this building has played in Holden's history, being the venue of events ranging from the most significant announcement ever made by Holden, to employee Supper dances. Available here.
- Milestones: Lists and data of the milestones of vehicle production.
This page is divided into five sections (use links below):
Managing Directors of GMH related companies
| From | Until | Managing Director | Notes |
| 1856 | 1-September-1885 | James Alexander Holden | Founder, J.A. Holden and Co. Leather Goods; Sold business to Henry W Holden and H.A Frost. |
| 1-September- 1885 | 1917 | Henry James Holden | Senior Partner, Holden and Frost; Frost died in 1909, and Henry acquired his interest in the business becoming sole owner; Became Chairman of HMBB in 1917 |
| ? 1917 | 24-February-1919 | Edward Wheewall Holden | Holden and Frost - Became MD of the 'new company' when motor body production was started. F Daley says HMBB was registered in late 1917 but certificate was 'not available' until 25 Feb 1919. |
| 25-February-1919 | 01-May-1920 | Edward Wheewall Holden | Holden's Motor Body Builders was started 1917 but registered as a company on 25 Feb 1919; wound up on 1 May 1920 in favour of a new company of the same name. |
| 01-May-1920 | 06-May-1926 | Edward Wheewall Holden | Holden's Motor Body Builders (second company) |
| 06-May-1926 | 18 February-1931 | Innes Randolph | General Motors - Australia Pty Ltd was registered on 6th May 1926 but did not officially start operations until 1 November 1926 |
| 18-February-1931 | 21-August-1931 | Augustine Neil Lawrence | General Motors - Holden's Ltd was established by an interim agreement on 18 Feb 1931, confirmed by shareholders on 5 March 1931, with A.N. Lawrence as MD. |
| 21-August-1931 | 15-March-1934 | Edward Wheewall Holden | E.W.H. was Chairman until Lawrence was promoted to Regional Director effective 21 August 1931. |
| 15-March-1934 | 10-April-1947 | Laurence J. Hartnett | EWH became Chairman when Hartnett made MD; Hartnett said to have 'resigned'; He had been ordered to return to the USA for several years of 'indoctroniation but refused to go, so was allowed to resign.. |
| 11-April-1947 | 28-February-1953 | Harold E. Bettle | |
| 01-March-1953 | 28-February-1959 | Earl C. Daum | |
| 01-March-1959 | 30-April-1962 | Harlow C. Gage | |
| 01-May-1962 | 28-February-1966 | David L. Heglund | |
| 01-March-1966 | 31-October-1968 | Max Edward Wilson | |
| 01-November-1968 | 31-August-1970 | Alexander Dodson Rhea III | |
| 01-September-1970 | 30-June-1973 | A.C. "Bill" Gibbs | Resigned |
| 01-July-1973 | 31-December-1975 | Damon Martin | |
| 01-January-1976 | 31-Dec-87 | Charles S. Chapman | Became Holdens Motor/Engine Company on 9th December 1986 |
| 01-January-1988 | 30-June-1990 | John G. Bagshaw | Retired |
| 01-July-1990 | 01-March-1997 | William J. Hamel | Notional tenure extended to actual retirement date 1 March 1997 |
| 24-February-1997 | 31-May-1999 | James R. Wiemels | Renamed Holden Ltd in 1998 |
| 01-June-1999 | 31-December-2003 | Peter H. Hanenberger | Retired |
| 01-January-2004 | 31-July-2007 | Dennis R Mooney | Renamed General Motors-Holden in 2005 |
| 01-August-2007 | 31-January-2008 | Chris Gubbey | |
| 01-February-2008 | 31-August-2009 | Mark Ruess | |
| 01-September-2009 | 30-April-2010 | Alan Batey | |
| 01-May-2010 | 28-February-2014 | Michael Devereux | |
| 01-March-2014 | 28-October-2014 | Gerry Dorizas | Resigned unexpectedly for personal reasons. |
| 29-October-2014 | 30-June-2015 | Jeff Rolfs | Interim Chairman and Managing Director |
| 01-July-2015 | 31-July-2018 | Mark Bernhard | Retired |
| 01-August-2018 | 30 November 2019 | David Buttner | Resigned for personal reasons |
| 01-December-2019 | 31 October 2020 | Kristian Aquilina | Interim Chairman and MD. Named Managing Director of Cadillac International Operations and Cadillac Middle East |
| 1-November-2020 | 31 August 2023 | Marcus Ebolo | Managing Director, GM Australia and New Zealand. Named Director of Sales for GM Middle East, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 1 September 2023 | Present | Jess Bala | Managing Director, GM Australia and New Zealand |
HOLDEN COMPANY NAMES 1859 - 2020
| Date | Name |
| 1859 | James A Holden |
| 1871 Jun 02 | J A Holden and Company |
| 1871 Dec 01 | Holden and Birks - Closed 31 Jan 1874 with death of Birks. J A Holden and Company name continued as the Wholesale business, while Holden and Birks was the Retail business |
| 1879 | J A Holden and Son. This name seems to only ever appear in one short series of advertisements for sale of an English Dogcart in May 1884, and three small news items recounting the presentation of prizes for minor sporting events in July 1885. All other advertising throughout the whole time was still in the name of J. A. Holden & Co. |
| 1885 Sep 01 | Holden and Frost. Henry A Frost became a partner on 1 May 1874 but only now appears in the name when he and Henry Holden acquired the business |
| 1917 | Holden's Motor Body Builders (division of Holden and Frost). Not registered until 1919. |
| 1919 Jul 26 | Holden's Motor Body Builders Pty Ltd. |
| 1923 Jun 01 | Holden and Frost leather business sold to Harris Scarfe |
| 1926 May 26 | Formation of General Motors (Australia) Pty Ltd. Started operations 1 Nov 1926. |
| 1931 | General Motors-Holden's Limited, from merger of HMBB and GMA |
| 1960 Dec 13 | General Motors-Holden's Pty Ltd |
| 1975 | General Motors-Holden's Pty Ltd became General Motors-Holden's Limited. |
| 1986 Dec 09 | General Motors-Holden's Limited was reorganised into two GM subsidiaries. They were Holden's Motor Overseas Corporation, trading as Holden's Motor Company, and Engine Products Overseas Corporation, known as Holden's Engine and Components Company and later as Holden's Engine Company. |
| 1987 | Holden's Motor Australia Limited was incorporated. |
| 1988 May 09 | Formation of General Motors-Holden's Automotive Limited, owned by the General Motors and Toyota Join Venture Company, United Australian Automotive Industries (UAAI) |
| 1993 | Holden's Motor Overseas Corporation and Engine Products Overseas Corporations merged, retaining the name, Holden’s Overseas Motor Corporation. |
| 1994 | Redesigned Holden corporate logo was unveiled, corporate identity program began roll out, and a move commenced to focus on the ‘Holden’ brand name. |
| 1996 | The GM/Toyota U.A.A.I. joint venture was dissolved, General Motors-Holden 's Automotive Limited resumed operation under the ultimate ownership of General Motors Corporation. |
| 1997 Dec 01 | General Motors Holden's Automotive Limited changed to Holden Ltd. Holden's Engine Company formally amalgamated with Holden Ltd. |
| 2005 May 26 | Name changed to GM Holden Ltd. |
| 2019 Oct 29 | Name changed to GM Holden Pty Ltd. Logo changed to 2D black style. |
| Year | Title | Description | Link |
| 1912/46 | GMOO personnel in Australia | A history by Norm Darwin of the GM Overseas Operations personnel who came to Australia in the period from the setting up of GM Export in 1912, to working on the 48_215 New Australian car in 1946. | |
| 1912 | F.R. Pendleton's arrival | GM World says Pendleton arrived in November, 1912, but evidence shows he arrived in February, 1912. | |
| 1926 | Organization and Management for Export Group of GM. | A plan for the organization and control of General Motors Export group companies around the world, including Organization charts and role descriptions for staff. | |
| 1926/31 | Memorandum of Association GMH Ltd | Issued at the time of the Incorporation of GMA on 6th May 1926, updated 1931. This booklet lists the names, aims and objectives , etc, of the newly formed company | |
| 1936 | The Changing Trend | A view of Holden and its place in the Australian Auto Industry. | |
| 1944 | GM -The War Effort of the Overseas Divisions | This 90 page book outlines the involvement of the GM Overseas Divisions in the Second World War, up to 1943. | |
| 1944 | Our Achievements | This small booklet lists by month the war related activities of the Woodville Plant. | |
| To 1946 | A History of GMH | By Frank Daley, who joined General Motors-Holden’s Ltd in 1931 as Senior Staff Engineer | |
| 1946 | War Record | Published by General Motors-Holden after World War II to record the GMH War related activities. | |
| 1946 | War Production | An A5 size, soft cover short version of the War Record book. | |
| 1948 | Building GM's new Australian car - Holden | Published early 1948, before start of production. Reprinted 1971. | |
| 1948 | Personnel Directory | Name. occupation, private address and phone number of Management personnel at all Plants and Distributers. | |
| 1959 | GMH - About ourselves | A Review of Holden operations, published July 1959 | |
| 1960 | GMH - About ourselves | A Review of Holden operations, published March 1960 | |
| 1960 | 106 years of Holden | A special news relaese to celebrate the 1,000,000th Holden and 106 years in business. | |
| 1960 | The story of the Holden | Outline of Holden's beginnings and production from 1948 to 1960 | |
| 1961 | A Look at GMH | First Edition, September 1961 | |
| 1962 | A Look at GMH | Third Edition, October 1962. | |
| 1962 | Behind the Millionth | The story of the organisation behind the design and manufacture of the One Millionth Holden. | |
| 1962 | From First to the Millionth | Newspaper article mentioning annual volumes and exact launch dates of Holden models to 1962 | |
| 1970 | This is GMH | A 1970 view of GM Holden | |
| 1972 | Political History behind the Holden | A brief overview of the political background behind the establishment of the Holden Manufacturing program. | |
| 1987 | Marketing Dept. restructure | Details of changes primarily in the HMC Marketing department as a result of the split of Holden into two companies. | |
| 1995 | My Life with the General | The story of Colin Coyle's 44 years with GMH. | |
| 2000 | A History of GM | An extensive history of all branches of GM (including Holden) by David Hayward (this link is to his web pages) | WWW |
| 2001 | Holden Ute - 50 years | Fifty Years of an Australian legend. | |
(Some large downloads here - In a few cases you may see a notice saying that the file is too big to preview or virus scan. However if you just click the download link you will be able to view the file. All files are virus free.):
| Year | Contributor | Description | Link |
| 1946 | Holden | War related activities of GM-H, particularly the little documented Allison Aero Engine refurbishment activity in Breakfast Creek, Brisbane. | |
| Year | Contributer | Description | Link |
| 1948 | Holden | Name. occupation, private address and phone number of Management personnel at all Plants and Distributers. | |
| 1977 | Gary Clarke | Victorian area phone book | |
| Year | Contributor | Description | Link |
| 1973 | Andrew Dunbar | John Williamson Management Training Conference May 14 - 18, 1973 | JPG |
| 1974 | John Bey | Basic Management Course - Office Supervisors' Course, May 1974 | JPG |
| 1974 | Stan Rusiniak | Basic Management Course - Office Supervisors' Course, August 1974 | JPG |
| 1974 | Doug Cleary | Intermediate Management Group, Dandenong No 1, August 20 - 22, 1974 | JPG |
| 1975 | Peter Lukey | Intermediate Management Group, Dandenong No 2, March 11 - 13, 1975 | JPG |
| 1975 | Neil Pogson | Executive Seminar No 8, March 17 - 21, 1975 | JPG |
| 1976 | Doug Cleary | Executive Seminar No 13, Sept 13 - 17, 1976 | JPG |
| 1978 | Peter Nankervis | Executive Seminar No 16, November 20 - 24, 1978 | JPG |
| 1980 | FB -Plant 16 | Staff Training Course, 1980 | JPG |
| 1986 | Greg Alford | Tangalooma Wholesale Staff Taining | JPG |
| Contributor | Year/s | Content | Link |
| Holden | 1904 | List of Holden and Frost employees 1904 - Presentation to employee William Kaye on his seventy-seventh birthday! | |
| Holden | Holden and Frost group Photo, 79 employees (named) | ||
| Holden | 1910 | Holden and Frost employee Picnic (some names) 1910 | |
| Holden | Holden and Frost employees, large group photo | ||
| Holden | Feb,1936 | Foundation Plaque for commencement of building on Fishermens Bend site | JPG |
| Holden | Nov,1936 | Official Opening of Fishermens Bend buildings by PM Lyons | JPG |
| Holden | 1937 | Staff Picnic, Beverley Assembly Plant (Adelaide), Belaire, 1937 (with names) | |
| Holden | 1938 | Pagewood Staff pictured at the farewell for Charlie Howson, then NSW Zone Sales Manager (Named). August 30, 1938 | JPG |
| Holden | 1946 | GMOO 48-215 Product Study Team, Australian group, in Detroit. June 1946 | |
| Neil Pogson | 1953 | Presentation to Manfr Mgr Frank P Callahan by Dunstan Hastings (Plant Manager, Pagewood) | JPG |
| Neil Pogson | 1953 | Presentation to Manfr Mgr Frank P Callahan by Ron Nicholl; Plt Mgr Dunstan Hastings (Plant Manager, Pagewood) looks on | JPG |
| Neil Pogson | 1953 | Presentation set for Frank P Callahan at Pagewod | JPG |
| Neil Pogson | 1953 | Response by Frank P Callahan at Pagewood | JPG |
| Peter Gibbs | 1955 | Woodville 25 Year Dinner - Tom Wylie and Bern Newland | JPG |
| Peter Gibbs | 1958 | Woodville Exectutive Team | JPG |
| Peter Gibbs | 1958 | A.G. Gibbs making speech at Apprentice night in Woodville | JPG |
| Andrew Dunbar | c1960 | GMH NSW Ball Service table | JPG |
| Holden | c1960 | 25 year Club Dinner venue,Centennial Hall, Wayville, S.A. | JPG |
| Peter Gibbs | 1962 | Managing Director's Dealer Advisory Council, Acacia Ridge | JPG |
| Holden | 1962 | Jack Rawnsley in an EK Sedan 22 February, 1962. Fishermens Bend | JPG |
| Roger Gibbs | 1963 | Wayne Brown (Chief Engineer) (L) and Bill Gibbs (Dir Manufacturing) (R) study a La Buire with owner at Fishermens Bend 1963 | JPG |
| Peter Gibbs | 1965 | Roach inspecting engine parts at Dandenong | JPG |
| Peter Gibbs | 1965 | GM President (John Gordon) at Acacia Ridge during construction, with A. Lewis and A.G. Gibbs | JPG |
| Holden | 1968 | Alexander Rhea and Max Wilson | JPG |
| Holden | 1970 | J.S. (Jim) Anderson in his Central Laboratory office, Fishermens Bend. | JPG |
| Peter Gibbs | 1971 | Visit by GM Chairman Gerstenberg and Gage to Lang Lang | JPG |
| Peter Gibbs | 1971 | Gerstenberg presenting GMI Graduate Keys and Certificates, Fishermens Bend | JPG |
| Greg Alford | 1972 | Managing Director's Advisory Council 1972, Fishermens Bend | |
| Andrew Dunbar | c1972 | GMH early 70's Mgt Conference L to Right John Bagshaw, John Loveridge , Keynote Speaker, Jack Alford, Andy Lacava, Andy Dunbar | JPG |
| Andrew Dunbar | 1973 | John Williamson GMH Management Training Conference 1973, | JPG |
| Neil Pogson | c1975? | John Bagshaw with Peter Brock | JPG |
| Neil Pogson | 1976 | Don Brown produced cartoon presented to Lloyd Beck on his resignation from Holden. | |
| Doug Cleary | 1976 | Manufacturing Meeting Group, held at Dandenong Plant, 1976 | JPG |
| Norm Darwin | 1977 | Reg Hall's retirement function, Fishermens Bend | |
| Peter Gibbs | 1978 | Two Australian Managing Directors, Fishermens Bend | JPG |
| Holden | c1980 | Three founders of the Holden Retirees Club: Stan Holloway (Sec), Ted Bensley (Treas) and Stan Wiseman (Pres) outside the gates at 241 Salmon Street, Fishermens Bend | JPG |
| Doug Cleary | 1980 | QWL Management Seminar, Dandenong, May 1980 | JPG |
| Greig Stewart | c1980 | Staff training course | JPG |
| Linsey Siede | 1980 | Holden group bound for GMI - 1 Jun 1980 | JPG |
| Linsey Siede | 1980 | Entire GMI group - 30 Jun 1980 | JPG |
| Holden | 1981 | L Hartnett drives the 4 millionth Holden of the line: VC Commodore, June 1981 | JPG |
| Holden | 1981 | Leo Pruneau and Journalist Will Hagon examine a line of TE Gemini vehicles | JPG |
| Geoff Wilkins | 1982 | Victorian Zone Sales and Service Team | |
| Noel Bedford | 1983 | Leo Pruneau's farewell, September 1983, Fishermens Bend | JPG |
| Holden | c1985 | Director of Design Leo Pruneau with Executive Dining Room Supervisor, June Sawtell | JPG |
| Phil Stirling | 1986 | Central Laboratory Staff, just prior to the group being split into HECC and HMC | JPG |
| Holden | 1988 | Staff group who were employed at GMH at launch of 48-215 | JPG |
| Neil Pogson | 1989 | John Bagshaw congratulates Prime Minister Bob Hawke on receiving a Silver Plate at Vauxhall | JPG |
| Holden | c1989 | John Bagshaw in Klobenz, Germany | JPG |
| Holden | 1989 | Official signing of Isuzu - General Motors agreement | JPG |
| Holden | c1990 | Alf Payze, Holden Design Chief | JPG |
| Holden | c1990 | Joe Schemansky, Holden Design Chief | JPG |
| Holden | c1990 | Tom McDaniel, Rod Keane, Rob McEniry, Norman Itaya at Elizabeth | JPG |
| Holden | Group celebrating the 25 year watch for Barry Dundas. Group named on photograph. | JPG | |
| Bob Leggio | c1992 | Caricatures drawn at Elizabeth Mgt Group Christmas Party by Peter Van Vught | JPG |
| Holden | 1992 | NSW Sales Zone "Old Fogeys" story | |
| Holden | 1993 | GMHA Organisation Chart with photos | |
| Neil Pogson | 1994 | A group of Woodville Retirees tours the Elizabeth Assembly Plant | JPG |
| Roger Gibbs | 1997 | Tony Hyde presents Fred Jamison with a watch on his retirement on 1st Sept.,1997. | JPG |
| Holden | 1997 | Jack Rawnsley and Syd Holmes | JPG |
| Holden | 1997 | Three Holden MD's visit HRC at a Lunch at the St Kilda Club Rooms on 4th December,1997. Pictured with Mrs Hamel, Peter Thomas and HRC officials Hugh Videion and Frank Pound. | JPG |
| Holden | 1997 | Three Holden MD'S at the St Kilda Club Rooms on 4th December,1997 | JPG |
| Contributor | Year/s | Content | Link |
| Sydney Morning Herald | 1911 | The Evolution of the Motor - October 02, 1911 | |
| Sydney Morning Herald | 1911 | The Imposition of the Motor Tax! - December 02, 1911 | |
| Marcus McInnes | A history of the Holden Family. | ||
| The Bulletin | 1923 | The Growth of a Great Australian Industry - 19 July | |
| Marc McInnes | 1926 | GM Export.Seconds Fisher Body Expert to HMBB by John Gerdtz | |
| Holden | 1930 | GM World: Sydney publicity stunt (PC) | |
| Holden | 1930 | GM World: "General Motors & Holden" formed by merger of the two companies (PC) | |
| Holden | 1934 | GM World: L. Hartnett appointed as MD, plus organisation (PC) | |
| Holden | 1935 | The "Early History of Holden's and Their Present Methods of Mass Production Body Building" - An address to student members of the Institution of Engineers by S.W. Smith. Includes an interesting description of working with wooden car components. | |
| Marc McInnes | 1935 | GM-H Business booms in Australia - GM World | |
| Holden | 1935 | GM World: Holden's New Melbourne Plant (PC) | |
| Neil Pogson | 1936 | Deed of Grant of land for an Automobile Factory at FB - 29 January 1936 | |
| Holden | 1935 | GM World: Holden's New Melbourne Plant (PC) | |
| Holden | 1937 | GM World: Opening of Perth Branch | |
| Roger Gibbs | 1940 | Holden wartime activities - Manufacturing a 2 pounder Artillery Gun | |
| Una (Dell) Marcus | c1940 | Recollections of GMA and the birth of Holden by A W Jobson (1926-1969) | |
| Holden | 1942 | GM World: Australia Beats its Ploughshares into Guns (PC) | |
| Holden | c1943 | GM World: GM Products in action (PC) | |
| Roger Gibbs | 1944 | Holden's first venture into 'real' Auto manufacture - The Pedal Car | |
| Holden | 1946 | Australia's Industrial Opportunity - report on the GMH AGM 31 May 1946 | |
| Holden | 1947 | Sir Edward Holden Obituary | |
| Holden | c1947 | Jack Rawnsley Talk on the Origin and Dev of the 48-215 Holden | |
| Holden | Jack Rawnsley: A Brief Summary of my 50 years in the Workforce | ||
| Holden | Jack Rawnsley: Thoughts on some other projects. | ||
| Holden | Jack Rawnsley: A Talk on Some Unrecorded Items of Holden History | ||
| Neil Pogson | 1920/60s | History of Frank Daley, Production Engineer. | |
| HRC | Jack Rawnsley: JRW Remembers.... | ||
| Holden | 1948 | GM World: Australia Builds a Motor Car | |
| Holden | 1948 | Personnel Directory of staff | |
| Roger Gibbs | 1948 | Personal recollections of the launch of the 48/215 Holden | |
| Marc McInnes | 1948 | History of Russell Stewart Begg, Chief Engineer of the first Holden | |
| Ron Hastings | 1930-60s | A history of Dunstan Hastings, how he came to GMH from Argentina to Plant Manager of two Holden Assembly Plants | |
| Holden | 1950 | A 1950's view of the story behind "Body by Holden" and "The Story of Holden" | |
| Holden | 1951 | Study of numbers of vehicles on the roads by State | |
| Holden | 1953 | Article from "The Sun" newspaper of May 1953 about the 100,000th Holden milestone. | |
| Holden | 1953 | Brochure advertising a novel by Frank Clune "Land of Australia", recounting a trip around Australia in a Holden, calling at the Plants on the way. | |
| Holden | c1954 | "The Holden Story" - issued by Public Relations | |
| Neil Pogson | 1957 | Problems in establishing an Auto Manufacturing Plant in Australia - Lecture by F.P. Callahan | |
| Chris Shattock | 1957 | The story of The Great Kangaroo Hunt at the Proving Ground | |
| John Laurie | 1957 | Remember when Holden cars were built in New Zealand? | |
| Holden | 1958 | Congratulation telegrams on the production of the half millionth Holden | |
| Holden | 1960 | Letter confirming details of addition of PTY to company name. | |
| Holden | 1961 | Brief History of H A Frost | |
| Holden | 1961 | History of Arthur Rymill and the brothers Irwin (Directors) | |
| Holden | 1961 | "Speakers Notes" - GMH facts and figures, first issue from GMH Public Affairs 1961 | |
| Holden | 1962 | History of Holden and Birks | |
| Holden | 1962 | "The World-Wide Corporation in a modern Economy" | |
| Holden | 1962 | Walsall Observer article "Holden name liked to Wasall" | |
| Chris Shattock | 1965 | Four young Engineers - and how one became a famous playwrite instead! | |
| Chris Shattock | 1966 | People Magazine extract - various people | JPG |
| Holden | 1967 | "The Holden saga" by Frank S Daley: An address to the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. | |
| Holden | 1967 | 25 Year Club Dinner menu and member listing | |
| John Crennan | 1960's | Remember when? - Memories of a 16 year old Mail Boy at Fishermens Bend | |
| Frank Shetliffe | 1973 | A short history of Holden | |
| Frank Shetliffe | 1973 | A short history of Holden part 2 | |
| Chris Shattock | 1973 | Nullabor - Ivy Tanks as remembered by Hugh Videion and Chris Shattock | |
| Holden | 1973 | Holden MD, A.G. (Bill) Gibbs resigns | |
| Chris Shattock | 1974/78 | PG Manager recalls "interesting times" at the PG | |
| Holden | 1975 | Certificates of registration of GM-H and GM-H Sales as Foreign Companies operating in South Australia | |
| Holden | 1975 | What you should know about GMH | |
| Chris Shattock | 1977 | "The Australian" article re Reg Hall retirement | |
| Roger Gibbs | c1980 | What the Customer Wanted - Chuck Chapman | |
| Neil Pogson | 1983 | Nissan Astra shared program announced. | |
| Neil Pogson | 1986 | Closure of the FB Executive Dining Room | |
| Neil Pogson | 1986 | Announcement of the split into HMC and HECC | |
| Neil Pogson | 1986 | Conditions of Employment for HMC Award Free Employees | |
| Holden | 1986 | Holden's new structure - Full comments from Chuck Chapman on HVO/HEO split (Auto Reviews) | |
| Holden | 1987 | How the Joint Venture will work (Auto Reviews) | |
| Holden | 1987 | Holden - Chapman has his say on his 12 years at Holden (Auto Reviews) | |
| Neil Pogson | 1987 | Announcement of Toyota Joint Venture, Stage 1 | |
| Marcus McInnes | c1987 | World Solar Challenge - Quiet Achiever to Tesla - Holden’s Role | |
| Holden | 1989 | An Appraisal of Holden and the Australian Auto Industry by John Bagshaw (Auto Reviews) | |
| Holden | 1990 | New MD for Holden (WJ Hamel) | |
| Holden | 1991 | WJ Hamel presentation to the productivity Commission | |
| Chris Shattock | 1991 | March X Magazine pages: Borrett, Koran, Mele, Roberts & Brooks | |
| Neil Pogson | 1992 | Announcement of Toyota Joint Venture, Stage 2 | |
| Darrell Thomas | 1924/90 | Woodville Tool Room - Its History, Capabilities and Success Stories | |
| Holden | 1992 | Holden Vehicle Operations - A History | |
| Holden | 1992 | Four Designers at the National Museum with their cars (see also Photos) | |
| Neil Pogson | 1994 | The Saga of the Saab 2.3L Turbo engined Commodore | |
| Marc McInnes | 1994 | Marc's outline of activities to celebrate 50th Anniversary | |
| Marc McInnes | c1994 | Recording of a discussion with Charlie Patterson | |
| Holden | 1994 | In the Beginning.. An article by Frank Shetliffe | |
| Peter Gibbs | 1998 | Holden 50th Anniversary - 3 Men and their Icon. | JPG |
| Holden | 1998 | Launch re-enactment speeches at 50th Anniversary | |
| Marc McInnes | 1998 | Jack Rawnsley's comments on draft copy of "Heart of the Lion" book, including interesting comments on 48-215 design, | |
| Marc McInnes | 1998 | Marc conceived and outlined the "Heart of the Lion" book, | |
| Holden | 2005 | Corporate Affairs data reference book | |
| News | 2010 | Australian Holden engineer working on German Commodore (Marinos Panayiotou) | |
| Hugh Videion | 2012 | Eulogy for Chuck Chapman | |
| Aust Govt. (W.Truss, Act. P.M.) | 2013 | Letter demanding immediate decision on Holden's future which precipitated the close down. | |
| Holden | 2014 | Appointment of new Chairman and MD (Gerry Dorizas) | |
| Holden | 2015 | New MD for Holden (Mark Bernard) | |
| Holden | 2017 | Dave Buttner appointed new Holden MD | |
| Holden | 2019 | Kristian Aquilina appointed Interim Chairman and MD of Holden | |
| Neil Pogson | 2020 | List of Company names 1856 to 2020 | |
| Neil Pogson | 2020 | Letter from MD Kristian Aquilina re new Co name and organisation | |
| Holden | 2020 | Press Release advising the disposition of the Holden Heritage collection | |
| Holden | 2020 | List of vehicles and engines by location |