The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MAKING OF NITRO CELLULOSE. FINAL STAGE. NITRO CELLULOSE BEING BAGGED UP TO BE SENT TO MUNITION WORKS. ALL PROCESSES MUST BE KEPT PERFECTLY CLEAN. OPERATORS WEAR RUBBER BOOTS WHICH MUST BE REMOVED BEFORE LEAVING PLANT. (NEGATIVE BY E. CRANSTONE).
MAKING OF NITRO CELLULOSE. CENTRIFUGAL MACHINE. THIS STAGE THE PRODUCT IS CALLED NITRO COTTON. THE ACID IS REMOVED BY CENTRIFUGAL ACTION AND SENDS UP CHOKING FUMES. THE RUBBER COWL ON OPERATOR IS PROV
MAKING OF NITRO CELLULOSE. AFTER BEING WASHED IN A TANK WITH CLEAN WATER IT IS SPUN IN THIS MACHINE AT HIGH VELOCITY TILL ALL WATER HAS BEEN REMOVED. IT IS CHIPPED OUT AND DROPS THROUGH BOTTOM OF MACH
MT. STROMLO, MAKING OF LENSES FOR MILITARY INSTRUMENTS: AFTER FINAL POLISHING LENS IS TESTED WITH SODIUM MONOCHROMATIC LIGHT. THE LENSES MUST CONFORM TO AN ACCURACY OF ONE TWO MILLIONTH OF AN INCH OVE
The engine room gauge board is a large alloy panel, rectangular in shape, with various gauges and pieces of equipment attached. Many of the gauges have been removed - the upper half of the board has b
The constructions sounds of hammering and sawing took over from the sounds of battle in the village of Binh Ba, five miles north of the Australian Task Force, this week. Civil affairs workers and engi
Pair of tan desert vulcanised boots. The boots are made from a variety of lightweight fabrics and materials, for wear in hot climates. The soles of the boots are made from vulcanised rubber, with the
