The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
AUSTRALIA BUILDS THE MACHINES TO MAKE THE MUNITIONS. HERE IS AN AUSTRALIAN MADE 2000-TON HYDRAULIC FORGING PRESS FORGING A STEEL INGOT FOR A 3.7 INCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN BARREL.
AUSTRALIAN-MADE 3.7-INCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS, IN PRACTICE SHOOTS ON THE AUSTRALIAN COAST, HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR HIGH QUALITY. THESE MODERN WEAPONS ARE QUICKLY MOVING DOWN AUSTRALIA'S PRODUCTION LINES
Women munitions workers heating the barrel of a 3.7 anti-aircraft gun in preparation for the straightening process in an ordinance factory at Bendigo, Victoria.
In 1940 with permits from the Department of Information artist R Emerson Curtis visited the Commonwealth Munitions area on the heights above the Maribynong River, Melbourne. The first area he was take
AUSTRALIAN-MADE 3.7-INCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS, IN PRACTICE SHOOTS ON THE AUSTRALIAN COAST, HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR HIGH QUALITY. THESE MODERN WEAPONS ARE QUICKLY MOVING DOWN AUSTRALIA'S PRODUCTION LINES
3.7 inch Anti Aircraft gun, bottle necked, wood and brass practice cartridge. The cartridge features a brass rim, two brass sleeves at the junction of the cartridge shoulder and projectile. The nose c
Melbourne, Vic. 13 November 1942. These Australian made 3.7 inch anti-aircraft shells were part of a parade featuring Australia's expanding war munitions industry.
