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Filling trench mortar shells with T. N. T. high explosive
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Trinitrotoluene (or TNT) was the most commonly used explosive in the Allied forces. This drawing shows it being poured into shells in a liquid form in order that the whole space of the shell was occup...ART23073
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Forging shells
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a large factory hall. In the foreground rows of shells. Men working at machine with large spanners holding shell in machine.ART28156
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Miners waiting to go underground, Mt Isa
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a drawing of a group of miners waiting to go underground, Mt Isa, Queensland. From August 1945 in his capacity as official war artist Emerson Curtis undertook a three month tour of Queensland....ART25544
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Smelting copper at night, Mt Isa
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
These twin converters are pouring molten copper into blister moulds for shipment to the coast.ART25550
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Taking a sample of T. N. T.
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Trinitrotoluene (or TNT) was the most commonly used explosive by the Allied forces. It had a high blast effect and had the advantage of being handled in liquid form for filling purposes, later cooling...ART23074
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The blast furnace
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a drawing of the blast furnace at the steel mills of Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Port Kembla, NSW.ART23067
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The "Hobby" hour - Uralla Hospital
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts scene with large hospital building in background and queue of men, some on crutches in front of low building at left. The artist has added touches of shading in biro ink since.The sighature an...ART28136
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Wartime boat building yards, Hunter River, Newcastle
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a number of boats with men working on them, carrying timber to them. The artist has penciled in colour instructions over cartoon, Hunter River, Newcastle, New South Wales.ART28152