006568/34 Accession Number: 006568/34

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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IN A NUMBER OF AUSTRALIAN WORKSHOPS IS THE ARMOURED, UNIVERSAL GUN CARRIER, AN IMPROVEMENT ON THE BREN GUN CARRIER THAT SUPERSEDED THE ARMOURED CAR.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. A SECTION OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE AT THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS WORKSHOP SHOWING HULLS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION.

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Accession Number
006568/34
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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