006568/36 Accession Number: 006568/36

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BEING TURNED OUT IN A NUMBER OF AUSTRALIAN WORKSHOPS IS THE ARMOURED, UNIVERSAL GUN CARRIER, AN IMPROVEMENT ON THE BREN GUN CARRIER THAT SUPERSEDED THE ARMOURED CAR. THE UNIVERSAL GUN CARRIER CAN MOUNT A TWO POUND ANTI TANK GUN IN PLACE OF THE BREN OR VICKERS MACHINE GUN, AND CARRY UNMOUNTED BRENS AT THE SAME TIME. AT THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS WORKSHOP WELDERS ARE GIVING THE FINAL TOUCHES TO THE NOSE, AFTER IT HAS BEEN WELDED TO THE VARIOUS OTHER SUB ASSEMBLIES. THIS COMPLETES THE HULL OF THE CARRIER. (PHOTOGRAPHER GEORGE SILK)

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Accession Number
006568/36
Photographer
Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c March 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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