P00784.162 Accession Number: P00784.162

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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 presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in the AWM Archive Store)

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Accession Number
P00784.162
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

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