P00784.181 Accession Number: P00784.181

Description

c. 1944. Women rivet holders work in mountings for 3.7 inch anti-aircraft guns in a Commonwealth Ordnance Factory. More than 90% dilutee trainee labour was employed in this particular shop. (This image appears on page 230 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in the AWM Archive Store)

Details

Accession Number
P00784.181
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Tags

Accession P00784.181

More like this

P00784.162

Photograph P00784.162 Second World War, 1939-1945

Bendigo, Vic. c. 1944. Two women employed at the Commonwealth Ordnance Factory heat a 4 inch naval gun barrel prior to straightening it in a press. (This image appears on page 210 of the album present

P00784.204

Photograph P00784.204 Second World War, 1939-1945

c. 1944. Rows of women stand beside a table sorting fruit in a jam factory. (This image appears on page 263 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in the AWM Archive Store)

P00784.175

Photograph P00784.175 Second World War, 1939-1945

Bendigo, Vic. c. 1944. A woman employed in the woodshop at the Commonwealth Ordnance Factory adjusts a glue cramping machine. The machine was used to cramp boards for ammunition boxes. (This image app

P00784.192

Photograph P00784.192 Second World War, 1939-1945

Two women sit at a workbench gauging component parts for aircraft, possibly at an Aircraft Factory. (This image appears on page 192 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in the AWM Arc

P00784.199

Photograph P00784.199 Second World War, 1939-1945

c. 1944. A line of women at work on the assembly line at a food canning factory. (This image appears on page 258 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in the AWM Archive Store)

P00784.173

Photograph P00784.173 Second World War, 1939-1945

Bendigo, Vic. c. 1944. A woman operates a footbert automatic lathe at the Commonwealth Ordnance Factory, machining 20mm shells. (This image appears on page 221 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summe

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 27 October 2026 - 3.56 am