051787 Accession Number: 051787

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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-14. SCENE IN THE PAPIER MACHE SECTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY. BEFORE ARTICLES ARE FINALLY LEFT TO DRY, THEY ARE PRESSED ON DYES IN MOULDS IN THIS HEAVY PRESS WHICH EXERTS A PRESSURE OF ONE TON. HERE WE SEE A LARGE BOWL COVERED WITH CHEESE CLOTH BEING PRESSED IN SPECIALLY DESIGNED CONCRETE MOULD BY MISS THELMA CRAWFORD, A WARDEN OF THE SECTION.

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051787
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Colour: Black & white
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