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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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Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
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Colour: Black & white
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Copyright expired - public domain
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