The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Showing workmen at the stern of one of the "Lighters ships". The huge crane which moved between the ships under construction, would be constantly seen moving huge sections of the ship into position. The ship is blocked up, and when launched, a tractor gives the necessary push to start the huge ship down the incline into the sea. Launching lines can be seen. This method of launching and building this type of ship is the only type of it's kind in the world, Tulloch's Ship Yards, Rhodes, Sydney.
There are three lines of Launching-rails, each having three ships under construction. The large crane in the foreground is used to place sections of the ships into position, Tulloch's Ship Yards, Rhod
This bow section of ocean-going cargo ship is bieng lifted into position for the Australian or American Army at the Commonwealth Shipbuilding Establishment at Tulloch's Yards, River, Rhodes in New Sou
An impression of an early stage in the building of a 10,000 ton Liberty vessel - at Williamstown Dock. Workmen are hammering and revetting on the top of the double bottoms. In the mid-ship section, th
At anchor in Athol Bay, "Queen Elizabeth" the huge Cunard liner, is being fitted out to carry Australian troops overseas. Additional bunks, protective panels over valuable veneers and a host of other
From her completion in 1941, the 40,600-tonne German battleship 'Tirpitz' became a threat to the safety of British and Allied convoys and naval ships alike. Not only was her warlike potential much to
Worried about the rise of vice during the war including crime, public drunkenness and carnality in certain streets, Tucker's works began to reflect these themes. Presenting the city as a threatening,
