The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
ALONGSIDE THE STEWARTS AND LLOYDS (AUST) PTY. LTD. SHELL ANNEXE AT NEWCASTLE. STACKS OF 4.5 INCH AND 25-POUNDER HIGH EXPLOSIVE SHELL CASES AWAITING TRANSPORT TO THE EXPLOSIVES-FILLING STATION. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).
LOADING 25-POUNDER HIGH EXPLOSIVES SHELL CASES MADE AT THE SHELL ANNEXE OF STEWARDS AND LLOYDS (AUST) PTY. LTD. INTO RAIL TRUCKS FOR TRANSPORT TO THE EXPLOSIVES-FILLING STATION. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY
A LIEUTENANT ADJUSTS THE FUSE OF A 75 M.M. HIGH EXPLOSIVE SHELL. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).
Trinitrotoluene (or TNT) was the most commonly used explosive by the Allied forces. It had a high blast effect and had the advantage of being handled in liquid form for filling purposes, later cooling
3 inch Stokes mortar inert high explosive projectile. The mortar projectile is a steel tube shaped canister with a detonator and firing cartridge holder at the rear end and a fuze mechanism at the fro
MERCANTILE WHARF, BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND. 1945-03-29. SERGEANT N.H. ROBERTS, 12 FIELD AMMUNITION DEPOT, (1), CHECKS 155 MM SHELLS, WHILE PRIVATE L.H. EASTICK, (2), STACKS BOXES ON 25 PR HIGH EXPLOSIVE S
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-19. A HEAP OF THOUSANDS OF EMPTY 25-POUNDER SHELL CASES FIRED BY THE 2/12TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY WHEN THE GERMANS WERE BEING DRIVEN BACK FROM EL AL
