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A beaufighter assembly line
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A line of beaufighter aircraft with fitters working busily on them. The undercarriages have been lowered and the machines stand at their full height.ART23145
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A 75 foot steel tug under construction
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A 75 foot steel tug being built by the Perry Engineering Company, Adelaide for the United States Army. These vessels are road transported to the sea.ART23118
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Aircraft tank shop
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Aircraft petrol tanks being made by General Motors Holden at Woodville, South Australia. Here tanks are being washed in a hot bath. The men are at work in a high roofed workshop filled with various ...ART22649
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A mechanical press
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Maker: Ragless, Max
This depicts one of many large presses used to produce aircraft parts at Richards Industries, Ltd, Adelaide during the Second World War.ART23119
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A mosquito on the assembly line
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Fitters at work on a Mosquito aircraft at Bankstown, NSW.ART25489
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A mosquito on the assembly line
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Men working on the engine of a Mosquito fighter aircraft at the works of the manufacturer, the DeHaviland Aircraft Company at Bankstown, Sydney.ART23123
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A shadow across Hitler's path
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Maker: General Motors Holden
This Australian Second World War poster was produced by General Motors Holden (GMH) in 1941, and was likely produced for use in one of their factories. The poster is aimed at factory workers, attempti...ARTV02146
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A six ton drop hammer
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A worker operates a heavy hammer, as used by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation.ART23106
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A 3500 ton hydraulic press
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Maker: Ragless, Max
This 3500 ton hydraulic press was used by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation for the pressing of aircraft parts.ART23107
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At the naval dockyard, Williamstown
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Dock workers with a background of cranes and scaffolding.ART23113
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Beaufighter centre and outer wings
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Mechanics working on the centre and outer wings of Beaufighter aircraft at the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops. Parts are being painted prior to transportation to the assembly plant.ART23115
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Beaufighter centre wing leaving the spray booth
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A centre wing section is being pushed from the spray booth, ready for despatch from the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops.ART25928
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Beaufighter outer wing on the jig
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Maker: Ragless, Max
An aircraft worker rivetting on the outer wing at the South Australian Railways Islington Workshops.ART23117
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Beaufighters on the assembly floor
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Maker: Ragless, Max
This work shows the construction of Beaufighter aircraft at Fishermen's Bend, Victoria. The aircraft are surrounded by men, who are busy at work.ART23146
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Building small naval craft, Garden Island
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Small naval craft are being built at the Captain Cook dockyards, Sydney. One boat is mounted on wooden blocks for construction, while another is docked along the wharf, with smoking billowing from th...ART26027
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Container production Room (Cartridge Bundling Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
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Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts a sketch of machinery in Container Production Room, Cartridge Bundling Section, government agencies, Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART22602
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Cordite sheeting machine
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
In 1940 Emerson Curtis visited the Commonwealth Explosives Factory, at Maribyrnong, Melbourne. He described the works as '...five to six hundred separate buildings, each designed for some special purp...ART23072
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Electric closing machine (Detonator Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
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Maker: Craig, Sybil
Ten girls including an Army inspector. work in this bay, where 9000 detonators are handled in a single operation. Closing and Flattening Bay, Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART22580
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Engineers digging tunnel
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Engineers are depicted digging a tunnel for signals equipment to protect from bombing at Port Moresby.ART29854
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Fairey Battle, A.N.A. Workshop, Parafield
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Aircraft are under construction at the Australian National Airways workshops at Parafield Airport, South Australia. This is one of six drawings purchased from the artist in 1944 prior to his appointm...ART30197
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Fitters at work on a beaufighter wing
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A sketch of men working on a Beaufighter aircraft at the Beaufighter assembly plant at Fishermans Bend, Victoria.ART23098
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Furnace crane
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A crane lifts forging for the undercarriage of aircraft from the furnace at the National Motor Springs Pty. Ltd., at Alexandria, Sydney.ART25491
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Girl at the electric closing machine (Detonator Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
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Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts a sketch of an unidentified women sitting at the electric closing, in the Closing and Flattening Bay, Government agencies, Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART22585
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Girls at work; cutting, machining, polishing, testing millions of bullets
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Women were employed exclusively in the small arms section of the large Commonwealth Small Arms Factory in Footscray. Emerson Curtis captured this impression from the elevated vantage of a chair on top...ART23069
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Grinding aircraft propellor blades
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A man grinding the blade of an aircraft propellor at the DeHaviland Aircraft Company, Propellor Division, Alexandria, NSW.ART23127
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HMS Anson in dock
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Maker: Ragless, Max
The 35,000 ton Royal Navy battleship, HMS Anson, in the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Garden Island, Sydney Harbour.ART23137
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HMS Anson in the Captain Cook dock, Sydney
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Maker: Ragless, Max
The 35,000 ton Brtiish battleship HMS Anson in the Captain Cook Graving Dock, Sydney Harbour.ART26036
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HMS Duke of York in dry dock
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Maker: Ragless, Max
The 35,000 ton battleship of the British Navy, HMS Duke of York, in the Captain Cook graving dock, Garden Island, Sydney.ART23132
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I wonder if I did?
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Maker: Giles, F Kenwood Ministry of Labour and National Service and Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Loxley Brothers Ltd
civilian, bed and bedding; cautionary poster produced by the Ministry of Labour and National Service and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, depicting a man alseep in bed, dreaming he i...ARTV01686
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Levering rock with crowbar
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Australian sappers at work on the construction of Bulldog Road at Johnson's Gap, Wau, New Guinea.ART22538
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[Men digging]
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
There are two groups of men and all are dressed in shorts and are shirtless. The foreground group has three figures. Two are resting on shovels and the third is bending behind them digging. In the b...ART29096
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Mosquito production line, Bankstown
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Showing Australian made Mosquito aircraft on the assembly line at the de Haviland Aircraft Company's plant at Bankstown, Sydney.ART23122
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Munitions trainees wanted!
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Maker: Unknown Defence Training, Education Department Unknown
Australian Second World War poster advertising for men to train and work in munitions industry (under Manpower regulations these positions were 'protected', men with these skills could not easily join...ARTV02384
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Percy Vere no.15
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Maker: Mendoza, Montague Philip Ministry of Labour and National Service and Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Loxley Brothers Ltd
one of a series of cautionary posters from the Ministry of Labour and National Service and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, depicting workers observing (or not observing) safety and ...ARTV01772
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Quarrymen, Rapid Bay
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Men using pneumatic drills on the quary face at B.H.P. limestone quarries at Rapid Bay, South Australia. Work was commenced on this site in 1941 and the site provided limestone flux for the blast fur...ART22643
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RAAF aircraft under repair, Parafield
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Maker: Ragless, Max
This is one of six drawings purchased from the artist in 1944 prior to Ragless' appointment as an official war artist in 1945. The drawing depicts two men at work repairing aircraft in a hangar at th...ART30201
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recto: Horseplay ; verso: In cases of Serious injury...
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Maker: Keely, Patrick Cokayne Unknown Ministry of Labour and National Service and Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Loxley Brothers Ltd
British Second World War cautionary poster. During the war, it was important to have each work-age individual available for work. This poster provides advice on first aid in cases of serious injury. ...ARTV01636
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recto: Percy Vere (no. 10); verso: Handle with care
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Maker: Ministry of Labour and National Service and Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Loxley Brothers Ltd
One of over 200 work health and safety posters issued by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) aimed at workers in the industrial factories and workshops supplying the British War ...ARTV01622
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recto: Percy Vere (no. 22); verso: He's nasty Nazis were...
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Maker: Rothholz, Hans Arnold Ministry of Labour and National Service and Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Loxley Brothers Ltd
One of a series of double sided posters from the Ministry of Labour and National Service and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, depicting workers in a factory observing (or not observi...ARTV01641
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Repairing a mosquito
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Men making repairs on the first Australian built Mosquito aircraft at Bankstown, New South Wales.ART26026
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Seven rules for saving tools...
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Australian Second World War illustrated poster outlines seven rules for the maintenance of tools.ARTV10055
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Seven rules for saving tools...
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Maker: Unknown Unknown Unknown
Australian Second World War poster outlines seven rules for the maintenance of tools.ARTV07890
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Seven Rules for Saving Tools...
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Maker: Unknown [S.L : S.N., N.D.]
Australian Second World War poster outlines seven rules for the maintenance of tools. By conserving existing tools, it meant that less resources were poured into the creation of replacements and there...ARTV03305
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Sketches made in the Paper Room (Fuse Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
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Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts sketches of unidentified women working in Fuze Section, rubber bucket, hand press, barrels containing paper collars, working a foot press, paper rolling, government agencies, Commonwealth Expl...ART22613
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The after hold of the River Mitta
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Maker: Ragless, Max
The ship is being constructed at the Naval Dockyards, Williamstown, Victoria. There is a hive of activity, including a jumble of cranes, men, steel and the noise of construction.ART23111
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The beaufighter assembly plant
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Maker: Ragless, Max
The main floor as seen from a balcony showing Beaufighter machines in various stages of assembly, with completed machines at the door of the far end of the building.ART23144
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The first Mustang
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Maker: Ragless, Max
The first machine of this type, the Mustang, produced by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation at Fishermans Bend, Victoria. The aircraft is nearing completion and is the centre of attraction. Fitte...ART23103
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The Mustang
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Maker: Ragless, Max
The first Australian Mustang aircraft on the line at the factory of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, Fishermans Bend, Victoria.ART23102
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The River Mitta
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A 9000 ton merchant vessel nearly ready for launching at the Naval Dockyard, Williamstown, Victoria.ART23110
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The "River Murray"
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A 9000 ton standard freighter under construction at BHP shipyards at Whyalla, South Australia. The freighter is surrounded by scaffolding and there are two construction cranes on either side.ART22632
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The workshop section
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
An attempt to catch the atmosphere of the mobile workshop section of the 2/9 Australian Armoured Regiment. All the heavy machinery is mounted on 4x4 trucks enabling it to be put to use at short notice...ART21426
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Three workers on a Beaufighter
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Three male workers are fitting the engines to this aircraft, as well as the undercarriage. The aircraft is not yet raised to its full height.ART23100
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Tighten your grip
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Maker: Newbould, Frank H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster by Frank Newbould issued to help increase war production. Modernist in design the poster features an oversized pair of black tongs squeezing an orange Nazi swastika. Th...ARTV01677
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Tighten your grip
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Maker: Newbould, Frank H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster by Frank Newbould issued to help increase war production. Modernist in design the poster features an oversized pair of black tongs squeezing an orange Nazi swastika. Th...ARTV03535
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Tighten your grip
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Maker: Newbould, Frank H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster by Frank Newbould issued to help increase war production. Modernist in design the poster features an oversized pair of black tongs squeezing an orange Nazi swastika. Th...ARTV07279
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Transporting a new airplane engine from salvage launch to shore by means of native Lakatoi - crashed plane in distance
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Maker: Dargie, William
Papuans are shown assisting moving a new aeroplane engine on a vessel for transportation. This was intended as a pencil study for a larger painting. This work was created when Dargie spent 16 days i...ART22086
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[Transport vehicles]
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Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Ink sketch of a general service truck and a jumbo truck. The verso of this page features an ink sketch of an interior work space with tools, drum and anvil. William Edwin Pidgeon (1909-1981), known as...ART96281
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Using pneumatic drills
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Maker: Ragless, Max
This work depicts men using pneumatic drills at Leigh Creek coal mines in South Australia, August 1945.ART25931
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Wharf construction, Sydney
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Building new wharves at Potts Point, Sydney Harbour. The aircraft carrier HMS Venables at Garden Island can be seen in the background.ART23136
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Wings for the Wirraway
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A corner of the Wirraway shop at Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation factory, showing rows of partially assembled wings.ART25924
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Wirraway aircraft nearing completion
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Wirraway machines on the production lines at the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Factory, Fishermen's Bend, Victoria.ART23108
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Wirraways receiving the final check up
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Maker: Ragless, Max
Wirraway aircraft undergoing a final check and adjustment at the Commonweatlh Aircraft Corporation's Factory at Fishermans Bend, before passing out for trial flights and delivery to the Royal Australi...ART25923
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Woman working a lathe (Fuse Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
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Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts a sketch of an unidentified woman using lathe to cut cylinders for 4 inch star shells, Fuze Section, government agencies, Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART22611
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Women working in a clothing factory, Melbourne
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Maker: Craig, Sybil
Women at work along a work bench in a clothing factory.ART28105
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Working a footpress for making capsules (Fuse Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
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Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts a sketch of unidentified women working footpress to make capsules for .303 cartridges, Fuze Section, Government agencies, Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART22609
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Working a footpress (Fuse Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
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Maker: Craig, Sybil
Depicts a sketch of an unidentified woman working a footpress, Fuze Section, Government agencies, Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria.ART22610