| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 010600 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | c December 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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BEHIND AUSTRALIA'S FIGHTING FORCES IS A GREAT ARMY OF WORKERS ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE ...
Description
BEHIND AUSTRALIA'S FIGHTING FORCES IS A GREAT ARMY OF WORKERS ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE MUNITIONS OF WAR. MR. WILLIAM WALKER, ENGINEER, DOES ORDNANCE WORK AND DIAL SIGHT SETTING ON THE 25-PDR. GUN HOWITZER. HE OWNED AN ENGINEERING BUSINESS IN MILDURA BEFORE THE WAR, GAVE IT UP TO TAKE PART IN THE WAR EFFORT. OF HIS SIX SONS, FOUR ARE WITH THE A.I.F. OVERSEAS. ANOTHER, 18, HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE RAAF THE YOUNGEST, 16 YEARS, IS WITH THE AIR TRAINING CORPS. TWO OF MR. WALKER'S SONS, LIEUT. KEITH WALKER AND LIEUT. IAN WALKER, HAVE BEEN THROUGH LIBYA, GREECE, AND CRETE. ESCAPING FROM CRETE BY BARGE, THEY TOOK 9 DAYS TO REACH SIDI BARRANI. MR. WALKER ALSO HAS A SON IN LAW WITH THE A.I.F. OVERSEAS. "ALL OUR MONEY IS IN WAR BONDS," SAYS MR. WALKER.