A convoy of Australian-made cruiser tanks moving down George Street, Sydney as part of the Mile ...

Place Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Accession Number P07297.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Date made c 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A convoy of Australian-made cruiser tanks moving down George Street, Sydney as part of the Mile of Munitions parade, watched by a crowd of spectators. The tanks, complete with dummy guns for the parade, were manufactured at the Chullora and Eveleigh Railway workshops in New South Wales. NX119319 Esmond J Selby is identified in the turret of the first tank.