PORT WAKEFIELD, SA, C. 1963. THE MOUNTING OF THE GERMAN FIRST WORLD WAR 28CM RAILWAY GUN (AMIENS ...

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Accession Number P01023.007
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Conflict Period 1960-1969
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PORT WAKEFIELD, SA, C. 1963. THE MOUNTING OF THE GERMAN FIRST WORLD WAR 28CM RAILWAY GUN (AMIENS GUN) BEING CUT UP FOR SCRAP. THE MOUNTING HAD BEEN USED DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR BY THE PROOF AND EXPERIMENTAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR PROOFING 8" GUN BARRELS. "THE CUT EDGES OF THE HALF-DISMANTLED MOUNTING". (DONOR PROOF AND EXPERIMENTAL ESTABLISHMENT)