124626 Accession Number: 124626

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MOOREBANK, NSW 1946-01-23. 5TH AUSTRALIAN BASE ORDNANCE DEPOT (BOD). THE TRAFFIC CENTRE WHERE STORES ARE RECEIVED AND DESPATCHED BY RAIL AND MOTOR TRANSPORT. THE CENTRE WAS COMPLETED IN TIME TO RECEIVE THE HUGE VOLUME OF EQUIPMENT RETURNED FROM DEPOTS IN OPERATIONAL AREAS. AT TIMES IT HAS HANDLED UP TO 50,000 ITEMS PER MONTH. (PHOTOGRAPHER L. CPL E. MCQUILLAN)

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Accession Number
124626
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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