008916 Accession Number: 008916

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GIRLS IN A MELBOURNE FACTORY ARE MAKING CARDBOARD SHELLS OF A SPECIAL TYPE FOR SIGNAL CARTRIDGES, THE VERY LIGHTS USED BY THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE. THE SHELLS GO FOR LOADING TO THE PYROTECHNIC SECTION OF A MUNITIONS FACTORY. VERY LIGHTS ARE MADE TO GIVE FLARES OF FIVE DIFFERENT COLOURS. A QUICK FINGERED OPERATOR FEEDS BRASS HEADS TO ONE CHUTE OF THIS MACHINE, CARTRIDGE CASES, CRIMPED AND FITTED WITH BUNGS, TO THE OTHER. CASES LEAVE MACHINE "HALF HEADED" (NO. 6 OF SERIES) (PHOTOGRAPHER: E. CRANSTONE).

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Accession Number
008916
Photographer
Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c August 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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