THE OPEN HEARTH CHARGING FLOOR AT THE BROKEN HILL PROPRIETY'S NEWCASTLE STEEL WORKS. IN THE ...

Place Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Newcastle
Accession Number 012864
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Newcastle
Date made 14 July 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

THE OPEN HEARTH CHARGING FLOOR AT THE BROKEN HILL PROPRIETY'S NEWCASTLE STEEL WORKS. IN THE FOREGROUND IS AN ELECTRICALLY-OPERATED FURNACE CHARGING MACHINE, AND IN THE BACKGROUND, A LADLE CONTAINING MOLTEN PIG IRON IS SHOWN BEING PLACED IN POSITION FOR POURING INTO A FURNACE.