Melbourne, Vic. 1944-09-01. A roll of silk scarf material being fed through a rotary printing ...

Melbourne, Vic. 1944-09-01. A roll of silk scarf material being fed through a rotary printing press at the Argus newspaper building to print silk maps of areas where Australian aircrews are operating against Japanese forces in the South West Pacific Area. The maps are produced by the Argus newspaper in co-operation with the RAAF and are part of the survival gear issued to aircrews in case they are forced down in enemy territory and have to make their own way back to base. This production process for the maps is the first time that silk has ever been fed through a rotary printing press.