008920 Accession Number: 008920

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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 AIRFORCE. THE SHELLS GO FOR LOADING TO THE PYROTECHNIC SECTION OF A MUNITIONS FACTORY. VERY LIGHTS ARE MADE TO GIVE FLARES OF FIVE DIFFERENT COLOURS. SOME OF THE CARTRIDGES ARE FILLED AT THE FACTORY FOR TESTING PURPOSES. POWDER, THEN THE FLARE, GO INTO THE CASE, THE OPEN END OF WHICH IS THEN TURNED OVER AGAINST A CARD AND SEALED. (NO. 10 OF SERIES) (PHOTOGRAPHER: E. CRANSTONE).

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Accession Number
008920
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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