The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MCPHERSONS. LATHES, DRILLS, MILLING MACHINE, GRINDING MACHINES, AND PRESSES, FORM THE BULK OF MACHINE TOOLS, AND ARE BEING PRODUCED IN RAPIDLY INCREASING NUMBER IN AUSTRALIA. HERE IS AN AUSTRALIAN MADE LATHE NEARING COMPLETION (NEGATIVE BY CRANSTONE).
THIS MACHINE, ONE OF THE FIRST PRECISION SURFACE GRINDING MACHINES TO BE MADE ENTIRELY IN MELBOURNE, IS SURFACE GRINDING A 50- POUND BOMB GAUGE. EXCEPTING LATHES, MANUFACTURE IN AUSTRALIA OF THESE PRE
GENERAL MOTORS: MILWAUKEE UNIVERSAL MILLING, MACHINE, ONE OF THE HUNDREDS OF U.S. BUILT MACHINES USED BY AUSTRALIA IN THE PRODUCTION OF 2 - PDR., ANTI TANK GUNS. (NEGATIVE BY E. CRANSTONE).
MELBOURNE. PLUG GAUGES, MADE TO AN ACCURACY OF 2/10THS OF A THOUSANDTH OF AN INCH (.0002 INCH) ARE TURNED ON A PRECISION TOOL- ROOM LATHE. THIS MACHINE IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PRECISION TOOL- ROOM LATHE
MORTAR BOMBS ARE AMONG THE MANY WAR COMMODITIES AUSTRALIA IS PRODUCING IN VAST QUANTITIES FOR EMPIRE NEEDS. THE ROUGH CASTINGS FOR MORTAR BOMBS ARE TAKEN FROM FOUNDRY TO MACHINE SHOP, WHERE LATHES, A
GENERAL MOTORS: AFTER ACCURATE MACHINING ON GIANT LATHES, BARRELS FOR 2-PDR., ANTI-TANK GUNS ARE STRAIGHTENED IN THIS AUSTRALIAN MADE HYDRAULIC PRESS. A PRESSURE OF 200 TONS BRINGS THE BARREL WITHIN T
TWIN-ENGINED BRISTOL BEAUFORT TORPEDO-BOMBERS, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AIRCRAFT OF THEIR TYPE, ARE NOW BEING PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA. THOUSANDS OF AUSTRALIAN WORKERS ARE ENGAGED IN THE MASS PRODUCTION OF TH
