The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
BOMB SHAPE IS IMPORTANT AND HERE THE OPERATOR IS TESTING THE CONCENTRICITY OF A 250-LB. BOMB BODY IN AN AUSTRALIAN MUNITION WORKS. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).
THE 250-LB. BOMB BODIES ARE MADE TO A HIGH DEGREE OF ACCURACY, AND THE OPERATOR IS HERE SHOWN CHECKING THE THICKNESS OF THE BOMB CASING WHICH MUST BE CORRECT TO WITHIN .008 OF AN INCH. (NEGATIVE BY BO
COMMONWEALTH STEEL WORKS - GRINDING THE INSIDE OF 250 LB AIRCRAFT BOMB. MUNITIONS. AMMUNITION.
STEADY. THESE THREE WOMEN MANIPULATE HUGE 250 LB BOMBS FROM FURNACE TO BATH WHEN THE BOMBS ARE RED HOT. EILEEN TIGHE (LEFT) WORKS THE ELECTRIC CRANE THAT LIFTS THEM. STANDING BY IS MRS. E. PEARSON, AN
GIRL MUNITION WORKERS FROM AN AUSTRALIAN FACTORY. COASTAL DEFENCES. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).
HAWTHORN, VIC. SPRAYING TAIL UNIT OF A 250 LB. ANTI-SUBMARINE BOMB.
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
