WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026
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www.bunyippress.com.au Chris Kersley, Brenton Maidment, Jeff Jamieson, Sarah Nelson, Shane Dale, Garry Brown, Sharni Randone led the community through the old Holden site. (Imogen Evans: 555614_16)
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City of Playford recently put on a pair of tours of the old site and its Holden Manufacturing Heritage Centre, which features a massive archive of artifacts, models, and historical documents, with nearly 150 people taking up the opportunity.
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The site is curated and cared for by a group of passionate volunteers and former Holden workers, including Jeff Jamieson, a veteran of the company for 36 years.
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DESPITE the roaring engines of the Elizabeth Holden plant having long fallen silent, the Playford community was recently able to get an exclusive peek into the manufacturing powerhouse that defined the north for more than half a century.
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