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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 quarry 'faceman', Iron Monarch
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Maker: Ragless, Max
A 'faceman' using a pneumatic drill on a large boulder of iron ore, sent down from the quarry face by blasting. A charge is placed in the larger stones, breaking them down to a size which can be hand...ART23403
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Army command boat in building
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Army command boat under construction at Halvorsen's Yard, River, Ryde. All the craft are of timber construction and range from Fairmile motor launches to fast supply boats and search and rescue launch...ART21361
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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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Australian Forresters, Scotland
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
A group of four members of the Australian forestry unit manually saw the felled wood into smaller pieces for transport. Two men saw the wood while one holds the log in place and the other is lining up...ART25524
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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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Blacksmith forges with Caisson section of dock wall in construction
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Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Construction of a dock wall at Sydney Graving Dock. Men stand and work in the sheds below. A caisson is half-way along the wall, partly engulfed by black smoke. McClintock's focus on the immensity...ART30268.009
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Bridge carpenters, service warf, graving dock
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Maker: McClintock, Herbert
Five bridge carpenters working on a service warf for a graving dock.ART30268.025
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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