The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MARIBYRNONG ?, VIC. THE 25 POUNDER GUN, STANDARD WEAPON FOR FIELD ARTILLERY THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE, IS IN PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA. MANUFACTURE OF THE GUN NECESSITATED THE MAKING IN AUSTRALIA OF MANY SPECIAL PURPOSE MACHINE TOOLS, AND THE ADAPTATION OF BRITISH DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS TO SUIT AUSTRALIAN CONDITIONS. COMPONENTS OF THE PRECISION MADE BREECH BLOCK MAY BE ASSEMBLED FROM COMPONENTS CHOSEN AT RANDOM FROM DIFFERENT EMPIRE FACTORIES. THE EXTERIOR OF THE FORGING FOR THE GUN BARREL IS MACHINED ON A HEAVY DUTY GUN TURNING LATHE, ITSELF MADE IN AUSTRALIA. BORING, HONING AND RIFLING ARE THE NEXT STEPS IN GUN MANUFACTURE. NO. 2 IN A SERIES.
MARIBYRNONG ?, VIC. THE 25 POUNDER GUN, STANDARD WEAPON FOR FIELD ARTILLERY THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE, IS IN PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA. MANUFACTURE OF THE GUN NECESSITATED THE MAKING IN AUSTRALIA OF MANY SP
LARGE NUMBERS OF 25 POUNDER HOWITZERS, STANDARD FIELD ARTILLERY WEAPONS THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE, ARE NOW ROLLING OFF AUSTRALIAN ASSEMBLY LINES. COMPONENT PARTS OF THIS MODERN WEAPON ARE SO ACCURATELY MA
LARGE NUMBERS OF 25 POUNDER HOWITZERS, STANDARD FIELD ARTILLERY WEAPONS THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE, ARE NOW ROLLING OFF AUSTRALIAN ASSEMBLY LINES. COMPONENT PARTS OF THIS MODERN WEAPON ARE SO ACCURATELY MA
LARGE NUMBERS OF 25 POUNDER HOWITZERS, STANDARD FIELD ARTILLERY WEAPONS THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE, ARE NOW ROLLING OFF AUSTRALIAN ASSEMBLY LINES. COMPONENT PARTS OF THIS MODERN WEAPON ARE SO ACCURATELY MA
AUSTRALIAN-MADE 3.7-INCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS, IN PRACTICE SHOOTS ON THE AUSTRALIAN COAST, HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR HIGH QUALITY. THESE MODERN WEAPONS ARE QUICKLY MOVING DOWN AUSTRALIA'S PRODUCTION LINES
Fairfield, Vic. c. 1942. Two women at work in the control centre at the Department of Aircraft Production, Beaufort Division's Fairfield stores complex. Machine tools and gauges form a major part of t
