| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Maribyrnong |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART26106 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 33.8 x 28.8 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas on cardboard |
| Maker |
Craig, Sybil |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Chargemen (Detonator Section, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong)
Description
Chargemen W Fanning and T McLellan working at a bench packing detonators at the Commonwealth Explosives Factory at Maribyrnong, Victoria. These men wearing scarlet uniforms are painting, labelling and tipping, before final packing of detonators to the services. Each packing bay has a limit of 250 cylinders of this particular type of detonator.
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