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Photograph 003324/05 Second World War, 1939-1945MARIBYRNONG. DRYING GUN COTTON. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
AT AN AUSTRALIAN EXPLOSIVE FACTORY. FILLING TRENCH MORTAR BOMBS WITH HIGH EXPLOSIVE. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).
MARIBYRNONG. DRYING GUN COTTON. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

ALONGSIDE THE STEWARTS AND LLOYDS (AUST) PTY. LTD. SHELL ANNEXE AT NEWCASTLE. STACKS OF 4.5 INCH AND 25-POUNDER HIGH EXPLOSIVE SHELL CASES AWAITING TRANSPORT TO THE EXPLOSIVES-FILLING STATION. (NEGATI

POURING CAST STEEL FOR MORTAR BOMBS (RUWOLTS). (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

MORTAR BOMBS ARE AMONG THE MANY WAR COMMODITIES AUSTRALIA IS PRODUCING IN VAST QUANTITIES FOR EMPIRE NEEDS. BEFORE BEING FILLED WITH EXPLOSIVE, THE MORTAR BOMB MUST PASS THOROUGH TESTS. WORKMAN ON LEF

RICHMOND VIC - STABBING TAIL UNITS INTO MORTAR BOMBS. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

MARIBYRNONG. THIS LATHE FINISH-MACHINES A 6-IN. SHELL IN 115 SECONDS. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).
