P12337.010 Accession Number: P12337.010

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'11. Beating or pulping the gunpaper to change it into powder form'. Collection relating to Robert Craig who lead the design and construction of the No. 4 Explosive Factory, Ballarat.

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Accession Number
P12337.010
Photographer
Ministry of Munitions of War
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
c 1941 - 1946
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor R Craig
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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