| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Lithgow |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART90396 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 33 x 58.4 cm (irreg) |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour over pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Hawthorne, Dore |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Lithgow |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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The verticals
Description
Women operatives usually prefer the automatic machine with its many levers and press buttons to the belt-driven types which need less control. These arching American millers have vertical cutters. Depicts a group of women factory workers operating machines, Small Arms Factory, Lithgow