when: 21 May 2025 | | address: Institute Building, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia, Adelaide South Australia 5000 | website: https://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/events/from-local-business-and-great-depression-to-engine-of-war-economy
published: 21 May 2025, 5 min read
Discover the fascinating history of General Motors Holden, from its humble beginnings as a leather supply store to its key role in World War II. Founded in 1856 in Adelaide, Holden started as a saddlery before transitioning into the automotive industry in 1898.
As the Great Depression hit, it became a subsidiary of the United States corporation, General Motors; and under its new transnational management it became one of the dynamic engines driving the war economy in 1940-45, a mobilisation that some think to have been Australia's most important contribution to victory against Japan.
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Discover the fascinating history of General Motors Holden, from its humble beginnings as a leather supply store to its key role in World War II. Founded in 1856 in Adelaide, Holden started as a saddlery before transitioning into the automotive industry in 1898.
As the Great Depression hit, it became a subsidiary of the United States corporation, General Motors; and under its new transnational management it became one of the dynamic engines driving the war economy in 1940-45, a mobilisation that some think to have been Australia's most important contribution to victory against Japan.
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From Local Business and the Great Depression to Engine of the War Economy 2025 is on 21 May 2025. The opening hours are: . Conveniently located in Adelaide. Call +61-0874246300 for details. Visit their website at https://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/events/from-local-business-and-great-depression-to-engine-of-war-economy.
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