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Holden Retirees Club

Other Employee Magazines.

Note: Copyright of this material resides with Holden. You may freely download it for your pleasure or research, but you must obtain prior written approval from Holden Corporate Affairs Dept if you wish to use the material for any commercial purpose.

In later years, each Plant produced a local magazine for their own Plant employees. Occasionally, some of these surface and will be captured here. If at some time, a sufficient number of any one magazine is collected, a dedicated page will be provided.

Until then, here is a pot-pourri of Plant magazines.

1. GMH Monthly Chronicle (GMH Marrickville (Sydney), 1938)

(These copies of this magazine are thought to be unique, as no other copies being known to exist.)

1938 Jun Oct (no cover)

2. Around The Bend (Holden Engine Company - Quarterly)

1982 Dec

1983 Mar

1984 Sep

1987 Jun Sep

1988 Mar Sep Dec

1989 Mar Jun Dec

1990 Mar Jun Sep Dec

1991 Mar Jun Sep Dec

1992 Mar Jun

1993 Mar Sep Dec

1994 Mar Jun Sep Dec

1995 Mar Jun Sep

1996 Mar Jun Sep Dec

1997 Mar Sep Dec

"Around The Bend" has re-emerged in later years as a twice monthly publication. Following are some of the issues:

2013 Vol 8

2014 Vol 9

3. The Communicator (Elizabeth V.A.P.)

These issues courtesy of Peter Matthews, Adelaide

1980 Feb

1982* Jan/Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Aug (special) Sep Oct Nov Dec

1984 Jun Jul Nov Dec

1985 Feb Mar Apr/May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

1986* Jan/Feb Mar Apr/May Jun Jul Aug Aug Open Day Sep Oct Nov Dec

1987* Jan/Feb Mar

New Series (courtesy Stewart Underwood):

1987* Vol 01 Vol 02 Vol 03 Vol 04 Vol 05

1988* Vol 06 Vol 07 Vol 08 Vol 09 Vol 10 Vol 11 Vol 12

1989* Vol 13 Vol 14 Vol 15 Vol 16 Vol 17 Vol 18

1990* Vol 19 Vol 20 Vol 21 Vol 22

1991* Vol 23 Vol 24 Vol 25 Vol 26 Vol 27

1992* Vol 28 Vol 29 Vol 30 Vol 31

1993* Vol 32 Vol 33 Vol 34 Vol 35

1994* Vol 36 Vol 37 Vol 38

1995* Vol 39 Vol 40

The issues following are one page, double sided, issued nominally as a weekly. Here, they are bundled into monthly or annual groups.

2002 Jan

2006 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2007 Oct Nov Dec

2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2009 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2011 Volume 6 Volume 7

2013 Feb

2014 Aug

2016 Mar Jun Sep Oct Nov Dec

2017 Jan Feb Mar May Jun Jul Aug Sep

4. The Comment (S.A. Fabrication)

1982 Aug

1985 Aug Dec

1986 Mar Dec

1987 Mar Jun Sep Dec

1988 Mar Aug (Open day)

1989 Vol 1

1990 Vol 3 Vol 5

1991 Vol 6 Vol 7

5. The Conveyor (Dandenong V.A.P.)

1981 May Sep Dec Silver Jubilee Edition

1982 Mar Jul Sep Dec

1983 Apr Jul Sep Dec

1984 Mar Jul Sep Dec

1985 Mar Mar (Vic 150th Anniversary) Sep Dec

1986 Mar Jun Sep Dec

1987 Mar Jun Sep Dec

1988 Mar Jul Sep Dec

1989 Mar Sep Dec

6. Newsline (GMH Automotive, Quarterly)

1992 Nov 6 Nov 23

1993 Issue 7 Issue 8 Issue 9

7. Foundry News (Fishermens Bend Foundries)

First issued on 25th October, 1983 with a circulation of 66 copies. By 1986, circulation had rised to 95 copies.

1986 Dec

1989 Dec

8. X Team (Engineering)

1986 Sep(01) Oct(02) Dec(03)

1987 Mar(04) Jul(06)6) Oct(07) Dec(08)

1988 Feb(09) Mar(10) May(11) Sep(13) Dec(14)

1989 Apr(15) May(16) Jun(17) Aug(18) Nov(19) Dec(20)

1990 Apr(21) Aug(23) Dec(24)

1991 Sep(27) Dec(28)

1992 Apr(29) Aug(30) Dec(31)

1993 Apr(32) Jun(33) Sep(34) Dec(35)

9. What's in Store (HSPO)

1990 Autumn(2)

10. The Leader (Motor Show publications)

1993 March Melbourne International Motor Show

1995 Motor Show Edition

11. Football Record (Design Staff)

1971 August Football Record (Lines versus Draughthorses) Note: contains explicit material!

1972 August Football Record (Lines versus Draughthorses) Note: contains explicit material!

12. In Plant Magazine (Elizabeth Operations)

2001 Jun Jul 13 Aug 27 Aug 12 Sep 26 Sep 10 Oct 24 Oct 07 Nov 21 Nov 05 Dec

2002 30 Jan 13 Feb 17 Feb 13 Mar 27 Mar 10 Apr 24 Apr 08 May 22 May 05 Jun 19 Jun

03 Jul 31 Jul 14 Aug 28 Aug 11 Sep 25 Sep 09 Oct 23 Oct 20 Nov 04 Dec