012237/07 Accession Number: 012237/07

Description

AT AN AUSTRALIAN STEEL WORKS, A 100-TON LADLE OF MOLTEN STEEL BEING LIFTED FROM THE OPEN HEARTH FURNACE CASTING SIDE BY OVERHEAD CRANE, OVER TO A LINE OF INGOT MOULDS, ONE OF WHICH CAN BE SEEN IN THE LOWER FOREGROUND. THE MOLTEN STEEL IS "TEEMED" FROM A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE LADLE INTO THE INGOT MOULDS. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).

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Accession Number
012237/07
Photographer
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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