012236/28 Accession Number: 012236/28

Description

IRONSTONE VITAL TO AUSTRALIA'S WAR EFFORT BEING UNLOADED AT THE B.H.P. NEWCASTLE STEEL WORKS. THE TEN-TON GRAB IS SHOWN RELEASING ITS LOAD OF IRONSTONE PLUCKED FROM THE HOLD OF THE STEAMER BERTHED AT THE WHARF ADJACENT TO THE IRONSTONE DUMPS. SECTION OF THE BLAST FURNACE PLANT RISING MORE THAN 100 FEET INTO THE AIR CAN BE SEEN IN THE BACKGROUND.

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Accession Number
012236/28
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
11 May 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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