SCENE ON THE BLAST FURNACE CASTING FLOOR AT THE BROKEN HILL PROPRIETY'S NEWCASTLE STEEL WORKS AS ...

Place Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Newcastle
Accession Number 012863
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Newcastle
Date made 14 July 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

SCENE ON THE BLAST FURNACE CASTING FLOOR AT THE BROKEN HILL PROPRIETY'S NEWCASTLE STEEL WORKS AS THE FURNACE MEN WORK ON THE JOB OF PIERCING THE CLAY PLUG WHICH WILL RELEASE A TORRENT OF MOLTEN PIG IRON.