The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A male munitions employee at the Small Arms Factory operating a precision thread grinder, engaged in the production of gauges for measuring the depth of threads.
A male munitions employee at the Small Arms Factory, working in an airconditioned and dustproof room on a machine used for boring with extreme precision the fixtures and gauges used in the production
Male employees at the Small Arms Factory testing weapon parts with precision gauges in the view room. They are testing the gauging components for machine guns.
Male munitions employees at the Lithgow Small Arms Factory, working on ensuring the accuracy of gauges that are used to measure the work on parts of weapons. The gauges are held tight in clamps.
A munitions employee at the Small Arms Factory, operating a machine in the manufacture of Bren guns. This is a vertical milling operation on the slide butt of the gun.
South Melbourne, Vic. c. 1944. Three women employed at the Smith & Searle's factory stand together beside a piece of large machinery. The factory was engaged in the manufacture of parts, some high pre
A munitions employee at the Small Arms Factory, checking completed rifles before they are taken to the factory's own range for firing tests.
