The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
SEMI COMPLETED ARMOUR PIERCING SHELLS SHOWN BEING STACKED FOR INSPECTION. THE SPECIAL STEELS REQUIRED FOR THESE SHELLS ARE BEING PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA FROM AUSTRALIAN MATERIALS. PHOTO TAKEN AT THE COMMONWEALTH STEEL COMPANY'S WORKS, N.S.W. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).
TO MEET THE WAR'S DEMANDS FOR STEEL OF A CERTAIN METALLURGICAL TYPE, THE ACID OPEN HEARTH FURNACE HAS BEEN RECENTLY BUILT AT AN AUSTRALIAN STEEL WORKS. SOME 40 TONS OF THIS SPECIAL STEEL IS SHOWN BEIN
SIX INCH ARMOUR PIERCING SHELL ARE STACKED IN THE OPEN AIR FOR "WEATHERING" BEFORE BEING FILLED AND SENT TO BATTLE AREAS. COASTAL DEFENCES. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).
PARTIALLY COMPLETED AUSTRALIAN-MADE 6-INCH ARMOUR PIERCING SHELL BEING TESTED FOR HARDNESS BY A SHOLL SCHLEROSCOPE. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).
STEEL HELMET MANUFACTURE IN AUSTRALIA. HELMETS ARE THOROUGHLY LACQUERED AFTER FORMING AND THEY ARE SHOWN HERE STACKED FOR DRYING. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).
THESE LENGTHS OF STEEL ARE CONVEYED SLOWLY THROUGH A FURNACE WHICH HEATS THEM TO THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE FOR ROLLING BETWEEN ROLLS OF THE HAND OPERATED MILL SHOWN IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH. BY THIS MEANS, T
THE STEAM CYLINDER SHOWN HERE BEING MACHINED AT THE PORT KEMBLA STEEL WORKS IS PART OF A MARINE ENGINE WHICH WILL DRIVE ONE OF THE SEVERAL 9000-TON CARGO STEAMERS NOW BEING BUILT IN AUSTRALIAN SHIPYAR
