The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MOTOR SPIRIT FROM SHALE. MOTOR SPIRIT IS BEING PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA FROM EXTENSIVE SHALE DEPOSITS. ETC. SOME OF THE GAS, HOWEVER IS UNSUITED FOR MAKING CRUDE OIL, AND IT IS FED BACK TO THE RETORTS AND USED FOR HEATING PURPOSES. A SHALE MINER TESTS FOR THE PRESENCE OF GAS. THE FLAME OF THE DAVEY SAFETY LAMP , LOWERED TO GIVE A BLUE FLAME, TURNS YELLOW IF GASIS PRESENT. (NEGATIVE BY TURNER).
MOTOR SPIRIT IS BEING PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA FROM EXTENSIVE SHALE DEPOSITS. AFTER BEING CRUSHED THE SHALE IS SUBJECTED TO INTENSE HEAT, AND THE GAS WHICH IS GIVEN OFF IS PASSED THROUGH CONDENSORS, AND
MOTOR SPIRIT FROM SHALE. A MINER DEMONSTRATES THE LIGHTNESS OF HIGH-GRADE SHALE. (NEGATIVE BY TURNER).
MOTOR SPIRIT FROM SHALE. THIS IMPRESSIVE BUT COMPLICATED STRUCTURE IS THE MAIN CRACKING PLANT AND COKE STACK WHERE THE CRUDE OIL IS CHANGED INTO MOTOR SPIRIT. (NEGATIVE BY TURNER).
MOTOR SPIRIT FROM SHALE. THE SHALE CRUSHING PLANT, RETORTS, AND CRACKING PLANT. IN THE DISTANCE IS THE MINERS' CAMP. (NEGATIVE BY TURNER).
The starboard side of the fuselage of a DAP Beaufort bomber aircraft at an unknown airfield, possibly Cairns. The aircraft is possibly coated with mustard gas residue after a test flight or after it h
An unidentified person wearing protective clothing, using a high pressure hose to decontaminate a DAP Beaufort bomber aircraft at an unknown airfield, possibly Cairns. The twin engine Beaufort nose an
