ADELAIDE RIVER, N.T. AUSTRALIA. 1942-10-08. PERSONNEL OF 12 AUSTRALIAN FIELD BAKERY "SCALING AND ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Adelaide River
Accession Number 026995
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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ADELAIDE RIVER, N.T. AUSTRALIA. 1942-10-08. PERSONNEL OF 12 AUSTRALIAN FIELD BAKERY "SCALING AND MOULDING" - IN OTHER WORDS - CUTTING UP THE DOUGH, WEIGHING AND SHAPING IT PRIOR TO PUTTING IT INTO TINS FOR BAKING. LEFT TO RIGHT:- SERGEANT E. GRAHAM, PRIVATE J. HURRELL, AND PRIVATE D. GOODMAN, 20,000 LBS OF BREAD ARE TURNED OUT BY THIS BAKERY EVERY 24 HOURS. WORKING FOUR SIX HOUR SHIFTS OF NINE MEN PER SHIFT, EACH SHIFT BAKES 10 BATCHES OF 500 LBS EACH.