The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
ALICE SPRINGS, NT. 1942-12-23. MEMBERS OF THE WORKSHOP OF 148TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY HAVE MADE MANY IMPROVEMENTS TO STANDARD EQUIPMENT ISSUED TO THEM. PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS PRIVATE W.L.G. LAWTON WELDING A CANOPY FRAME WHICH HAS BEEN BUILT FOR THE ELECTRIC WELDER. THE WELDER HAS ALSO BEEN MADE MOBILE BY THE ADDITION OF AN UNDERFRAME AND WHEELS WHICH CAN BE SEEN IN THE PICTURE.
ADELAIDE RIVER, NT. 1942-10-16. OXYACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC WELDING ARE ALL PART OF THE DAY'S WORK AT 1 AUSTRALIAN BRIGADE GROUP (NT FORCE) ORDNANCE WORKSHOPS, PRIVATE W. T. MACKLIN USES THE ELECTRIC WE
ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA. 1942-12-08. PRIVATE J. CAREY OF THE 149TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY, USING THE ELECTRIC WELDER. NOTE THE GENERATOR IN THE BACKGROUND.
ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA. 1942-12-02. PRIVATE C. OATES OF NO. 2 M.T. WORKSHOPS, AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, OPERATING THE ELECTRIC WELDER. NOTE THE GENERATOR ON THE LEFT.
NORTHERN TERRITORY. 1942-11-10. PRIVATE E. M. SEARLE USING AN ELECTRIC-WELDER TO MAKE A WELDING TABLE IN THE WORKSHOPS OF THE 3RD BRIGADE SECTION, NT FORCE ORDNANCE WORKSHOPS.
ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA. 1942-12-23. MECHANICS OF 148TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY MAKING A FINAL CHECK ON CONVOY VEHICLES BEFORE THE CONVOY LEAVES FOR LARRIMAH, A FOUR-DAY RUN. PRIVATE W.L
ALICE SPRINGS, NT, AUSTRALIA, 1942-12-23. GENERAL VIEW OF THE WORKSHOPS OF 148TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY. NOTE THE MATERIALS USED IN THE STRUCTURE ARE PRODUCTS OF THE BUSH.
