005033 Accession Number: 005033

Description

AUSTRALIA MAKES OPTICAL MUNITIONS. THE MANUFACTURE OF HIGH PRECISION OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS, VITAL TO THE MODERN ARMY, IS A FEATURE OF AUSTRALIA'S MUNITIONS OUTPUT. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES WHICH AT FIRST SEEMED INSUPERABLE, AUSTRALIA WAS PRODUCING WELL OVER 100 DIFFERENT TYPES OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS IN AN ASTONISHING SHORT TIME. TIME. TESTING A PRISMATIC COMPASS. (NEGATIVE BY CRANSTONE).

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Accession Number
005033
Photographer
Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c January 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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