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KOOLPINYAL, NT. 1943-06-17. ABORIGINAL WOMEN AT WORK TRIMMING AND SALTING DOWN HIDES AT THE 3RD AUSTRALIAN FIELD BUTCHERY COMPANY.
KOOLPINYAL, NT. 1943-06-17. HIDE TREATMENT AND STORAGE SHEDS OF THE 3RD AUSTRALIAN FIELD BUTCHERY COMPANY. IMMEDIATELY HIDES ARE STRIPPED FROM CARCASS THEY ARE TRIMMED, SALTED DOWN AND STORED FOR SHIP
KOOLPINYAH, NT. 1943-06-17. PRIVATE A. O'KEEFE, OF 3RD AUSTRALIAN FIELD BUTCHERY COMPANY, REMOVING TRIPE FROM STOMACHS.
KOOLPINYAH, NT. 1943-06-17. LIEUTENANT R. K. CULLEN, MEAT INSPECTOR, OF 3RD AUSTRALIAN FIELD BUTCHERY COMPANY, ON DETACHMENT FROM VETERINARY CORPS, CUTS GLANDS FROM THE ENTRAILS OF FRESHLY KILLED CATT
KOOLPINYAH, NT. 1943-06-17. TRUCK BEING LOADED WITH FRESH MEAT AT THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE OF 3RD AUSTRALIAN FIELD BUTCHERY COMPANY, STATIONED FIFTEEN MILES FROM DARWIN. KILLING IS DONE THREE OR FOUR TIMES
A group of locally engaged Aboriginal men dress cattle hides with salt after a kill. The men are employed by the 3rd Australian Field Butchering Company near Adelaide River to skin and salt meat.
ADELAIDE RIVER, N.T. AUSTRALIA. 1942-10-15. SAPPER R.W. WEARNE (LEFT) AND LANCE-CORPORAL J. ATKINSON OF 2/2ND FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, AT WORK IN THE BLACKSMITH'S SHOP ON THE CONSTRU
