007741 Accession Number: 007741

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COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT ORDNANCE FACTORY, MARIBYRNONG, VIC. ONE HOUR'S PAY FROM EVERY FACTORY EMPLOYEE WAS VOLUNTARILY CONTRIBUTED FOR THE COST OF A MILITARY AMBULANCE WHICH WAS ACCEPTED BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF MEDICAL SERVICES DURING A PRIVATE VISIT TO THE FACTORY BY THE PRIME MINISTER MR R.G. MENZIES. ON PLATFORM, FROM L TO R:- J. BRIGDEN (SECRETARY DEPT OF MUNITIONS), N. BRODRIBB (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL OF MUNITIONS), M. O'LOUGHLIN (MANAGER ORDNANCE FACTORY, WHO MADE THE PRESENTATION), R.G. MENZIES, MAJ GEN F. MAGUIRE (DIRECTOR GENERAL MEDICAL SERVICES) AND V. PARKER (SENIOR ENGINEER ORDNANCE FACTORY).

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Accession Number
007741
Photographer
Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c June 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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