MANY OF THE STEEL SHEETS ARE USED FOR ANDERSON TYPE AIR-RAID SHELTERS, AND HERE WE SEE A 14 GAUGE ...

Accession Number 013130
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Bottomley, Clifford
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Newcastle
Date made c June 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

MANY OF THE STEEL SHEETS ARE USED FOR ANDERSON TYPE AIR-RAID SHELTERS, AND HERE WE SEE A 14 GAUGE STEEL SHEET BEING CORRUGATED TO GIVE ADDED STRENGTH. PREVIOUSLY GALVANISED, THESE SHEETS ARE NOW SUPPLIED IN A BLACK STEEL FINISH TO CONSERVE ZINC SUPPLIES. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).