Commonwealth/Federal

Dion Rinaldi's Number plate Collection
Commonwealth of Australia
Diplomatic
Federal Interstate

Commonwealth Government

Official Visit to Australia - Royalty, Dignitaries etc

Special limited use.
Used on official government convoy cars during visit of foreign dignitaries.

Diplomatic Corps

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Commonwealth Government
Minister's plate

Commonwealth Government 1943 - 1950 AWC - DWH - CDW

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AWC = Allied Works Council
DWH = Department of Welfare and Housing
CDW = Commonwealth Department of Works

Approx 1943 - 1950. Some Government Department issued their own plates.
There is a strong possibility that these plates were more correctly an 'asset' number than a 'registration' number. My reasoning is that I have found examples of these plates on machinery which had no means of propulsion. See below - this AWC number was applied with a welding rod to a very old piece of road making equipment (enhanced with chalk for picture).

General Issue 1945 - 'C' plates
These plates have a red 'C' followed by a black dot and up to 5 numbers, in black on an off white background.
Plates were used 1945 until about 1961, but they have been seen on vehicles owned by the Commonwealth (mostly trailers) for many years after that.

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General Issue 1961 onward. 'Z' plates
Plates have red 'Z' as first letter followed, in black, by two letters and then 3 numbers.

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Legend variations

1961 - 1974 Non reflective with CofA legend at top.
1974 - 1979 Reflective but were without legend.
1979 - Reflective white with CofA legend.
1998 - Reflective white with CofA legend - new dies.

Examples with vertical and horizontal separator diamonds are found.

If anyone can provide me with more plate detail, please eMail me.


74-79 Without legend	61-74 Non reflective - Trailer		79 - Reflective - Trailer


79 - Reflective - vehicle		98 - Reflective - vehicle

Motorcycle


Asset Services. Plates issued in each state. The last letter indicates place of issue	Special state issue from Western Australia. The only state which requires identification on a Commonwealth plate. The 'F' indicates 'Federal'

Federal Interstate

Federal Interstate Plates are issued to trucks which transport freight across state borders. They apply only to vehicles which load in one state and unload in another. Not for intra state use.

The first letter of the plate indicates the state of issue:
'A' - Australian Capital Territory
'C' - Northern Territory
'N' - New South Wales
'Q' - Queensland
'S' - South Australia
'T' - Tasmania
'V' - Victoria
'W' - Western Australia

The second letter of the plate indicates the vehicle type:
'V' - is the vehicle itself, prime mover
'X' - is a vehicle approved for extra weight
'T' - is the trailer (of a semi-trailer)'

The last letter of the plate - if an 'M' indicates that the vehicle is monitored for road mileage covered: Most likely only on the 'X' plates.
'M' - monitored

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