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Bendigo, Vic. 1943-04-21. Members of the Ministry of Munitions examining an underground gun ...
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Maker: Herald Newspaper
Bendigo, Vic. 1943-04-21. Members of the Ministry of Munitions examining an underground gun barrel tempering bath in the Commonwealth Ordnance factory.138693
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Bendigo, Vic. 1943-04-21. Workmen removing red hot gun barrel blanks from a furnace in the ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Bendigo, Vic. 1943-04-21. Workmen removing red hot gun barrel blanks from a furnace in the Commonwealth ordnance factory.138695
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Brass model of a 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun : James Samuel Brown, MM
Technology
Maker: Brown, James Samuel
Brass scale model of a Bofors anti-aircraft gun in approximately 1:25 scale. Some major components (carriage, gun cradle & breech) have been cast while others have been milled from brass rod. Items ar...RELAWM27984
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Girls assembling ammunition boxes, Commonwealth Ordnance Factory, Maribyrnong
Art
Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts unidentified women assembling wooden ammunition boxes, ordnance workshop, tools and machines. The following duties were performed by female labour in the Woodworking Section, of the Ordnance F...ART23528
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Making cordite, Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong
Art
Maker: Craig, Sybil
Unidentified men and women working in the propellant section press room at the Commonwealth Explosives Factory in Maribyrnong. The charge women standing before the press receives the cordite from the ...ART23548
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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1944-01-20. A NUMBER OF SHORT 25-POUNDER ARTILLERY PIECES RECEIVING FINAL ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1944-01-20. A NUMBER OF SHORT 25-POUNDER ARTILLERY PIECES RECEIVING FINAL ADJUSTMENTS AT THE COMMONWEALTH ORDNANCE FACTORY.140329
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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1944-01-20. A NUMBER OF SHORT 25-POUNDER ARTILLERY PIECES RECEIVING FINAL ...
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Maker: Herald Newspaper
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1944-01-20. A NUMBER OF SHORT 25-POUNDER ARTILLERY PIECES RECEIVING FINAL ADJUSTMENTS AT THE COMMONWEALTH ORDNANCE FACTORY.140331
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Melbourne, Vic. 1943-05-24. A woman crane driver hoisting a load of casings preparatory to moving ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Melbourne, Vic. 1943-05-24. A woman crane driver hoisting a load of casings preparatory to moving them to another section of the Commonwealth Ordnance Factory.138928
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Melbourne, Vic. 1943-05-24. A woman munitions worker operating a large Gurret lathe at the ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Melbourne, Vic. 1943-05-24. A woman munitions worker operating a large Gurret lathe at the Commonwealth Ordnance Factory.138933
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Melbourne, Vic. 1943-05-24. Miss Dorothy Ellis, a woman munitions worker, operating a giant shell ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Melbourne, Vic. 1943-05-24. Miss Dorothy Ellis, a woman munitions worker, operating a giant shell taper press at the Commonwealth Ordnance Factory.138934
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Melbourne, Vic. 1943-05-24. Miss Nan Sergeant, a female munitions worker, starts up her tractor ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Melbourne, Vic. 1943-05-24. Miss Nan Sergeant, a female munitions worker, starts up her tractor preparatory to towing a load of shell casings to another section of the Commonwealth Ordnance Factory.138927
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Melbourne, Vic. 1943-05-24. Miss Noreen Flynn, a woman munitions worker, adjusting the chuck on a ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Melbourne, Vic. 1943-05-24. Miss Noreen Flynn, a woman munitions worker, adjusting the chuck on a lathe at the Commonwealth Ordnance Factory.138930
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Melbourne, Vic. 1943-05-24. Mrs N. Wiltshire, a woman munitions worker turning a twenty-five ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Melbourne, Vic. 1943-05-24. Mrs N. Wiltshire, a woman munitions worker turning a twenty-five pounder shell in a lathe at the Commonwealth Ordnance Factory.138929
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Melbourne, Vic. 1944-04-12. Workers at the Commonwealth Ordnance Factory listening to a speech ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Melbourne, Vic. 1944-04-12. Workers at the Commonwealth Ordnance Factory listening to a speech given by the Honourable John J. Dedman, Minister for War Organisation of Industry and Minister in Charge ...140743
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No 1 projectile shop (Commonwealth Ordnance Factory, Maribyrnong)
Art
Maker: Craig, Sybil
As the Second World War escalated, and men began to enlist, women took their place in the factories. Women became the dominant workforce in the munitions factories at Maribyrnong. They wore overalls...ART22141
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On the assembly floor
Art
Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Drawn on the assembly floor of the Commonwealth Ordnance Workshop, showing high precision drilling machines and racks of newly turned anti-aircraft gun barrels. The artist was given a tour by the Gene...ART23063
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Painting tins to hold trench mortar shells (Mrs Shugg)
Art
Maker: Craig, Sybil
A portrait of Mrs Joy Shugg painting tins to hold mortar shells in the High Explosives Section of the Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong. The artist noted that Mrs Shugg painted 100 tins per...ART23702
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Shell-tapering machine
Art
Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
First subject chosen by the artist during his visit to the Commonwealth Ordnance Workshops. 'On the following day I chose the big electric drop-hammer for my first drawing. Lumps of red-hot steel were...ART23064
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Women munitions workers heating the barrel of a 3.7 anti-aircraft gun in preparation for the ...
Photograph
Maker: Herald Newspaper
Women munitions workers heating the barrel of a 3.7 anti-aircraft gun in preparation for the straightening process in an ordinance factory at Bendigo, Victoria.138692
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Working on a Le Blond shell-boring machine, Commonwealth Ordnance Factory, Maribyrnong
Art
Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts an unidentified woman working Le Blond Shell Boring machine in the ordnance workshop at the Commonwealth Ordnance Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART22369