Weighing cordite, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong

Place Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Maribyrnong
Accession Number ART22136
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 46 cm x 40.5 cm; framed: 62.7 cm x 57.4 cm x 5.5 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas on plywood
Maker Craig, Sybil
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made May 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Depicts factory workers Miss Jessie James, Miss Ruby Swift, and Miss Mary Grace weighting cordite on scales in the Cartridge Bundling Section of the Commonwealth Explosives Factory at Marybyrnong in Victoria during the Second World War.