BROADMEADOWS, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1943-05-03. AN ANALYST OF 2/1ST AUSTRALIAN CHEMICAL WARFARE ...

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Accession Number 051412
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BROADMEADOWS, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1943-05-03. AN ANALYST OF 2/1ST AUSTRALIAN CHEMICAL WARFARE LABORATORY IS SEEN USING AN ANALYTICAL BALANCE, WEIGHING TO ONE TEN-THOUSANDTH OF A GRAM. EXTREME CARE AND ACCURACY IS ESSENTIAL IN ALL WEIGHINGS. TO THE RIGHT OF THE BALANCE ARE TWO DESICCATORS, USED IN KEEPING ARTICLES TO BE WEIGHED COMPLETELY DRY; OTHERWISE THEY WOULD ABSORB MOISTURE FROM THE AIR.