The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
REAR AND SIDE SUB-ASSEMBLIES ARE CARRIED TO THE MAIN ASSEMBLY SPOT BY A HAND CRANE. THEN THE LARGE NOSE SUB-ASSEMBLY IS LOWERED INTO PLACE BY AN OVERHEAD CRANE. THE HULL IS HELD IN POSITION BY BOLTS AND CLAMPS, THEN TACK WELDED TOGETHER, THIS TACK WELDING ENABLES THE HULL TO BE CARRIED BY OVERHEAD CRANE TO THE NEXT SPOT ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE, WHERE FURTHER WELDING IS DONE.
AFTER THE BULLET PROOF PLATE IS CUT INTO VARIOUS SHAPES, AND THEN WELDED INTO VARIOUS SUB-ASSEMBLIES, THE SUB-ASSEMBLIES ARE WELDED TOGETHER TO MAKE THE HULL. THE HULL IS MOVED ON TO RECEIVE THE ENGIN
36WELDERS GIVING FINAL TOUCHES TO THE NOSE, AFTER IT HAS BEEN WELDED TO THE VARIOUS OTHER SUB-ASSEMBLIES, COMPLETING THE HULL OF THE MACHINE GUN CARRIER.
BEING TURNED OUT IN A NUMBER OF AUSTRALIAN WORKSHOPS IS THE ARMOURED, UNIVERSAL GUN CARRIER, AN IMPROVEMENT ON THE BREN GUN CARRIER THAT SUPERSEDED THE ARMOURED CAR. THE UNIVERSAL GUN CARRIER CAN MOUN
COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT FACTORY. THE FIRST STAGE OF ASSEMBLY OF SHEET METAL PARTS. SHEET METAL PARTS, FORMED BY DROP HAMMERS AND PRESSES AFTER DRILLING AND PAINTING, PUT TOGETHER IN SUB-ASSEMBLIES. (NEG
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-04-27. UNDERSIDE OF A BUTT WELD READY FOR WELDING. THIS WELDED SEAM IS PART OF THE HULL OF A 75 FOOT OCEAN GOING TUG DESIGNED BY THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY DESIGN DIVISION, LIAISON OFFICE.
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-04-27. UNDERSIDE OF A BUTT WELD READY FOR WELDING. THIS WELDED SEAM IS PART OF THE HULL OF A 75 FOOT OCEAN GOING TUG DESIGNED BY THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY DESIGN DIVISION, LIAISON OFFICE.
