The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
LEETON, NSW. WOMEN SEATED ON CASES BESIDE A CONVEYOR BELT AT A FOOD CANNING FACTORY SORT THROUGH STRINGLESS BEANS AND REMOVE ANY DEFECTIVE ONES. THE REVOLVING CYLINDER IN THE BACKGROUND AUTOMATICALLY NIPS THE END OFF THE BEANS. (COPY IN ALBUM PRESENTED TO DR EDITH SUMMERSKILL P.265).
LEETON, NSW. THREE WOMEN PACK EMPTY FOOD CANS FROM A CONVEYOR BELT INTO WOODEN TRAYS AT A CAN MAKING WORKS. THE TINS WERE DESPATCHED TO THE VARIOUS CANNING DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE FACTORY. (COPY IN ALB
LEETON, NSW. WOMEN IN A FOOD CANNERY SORT AND GRADE SPINACH LAID ON A TABLE PRIOR TO CANNING. (COPY IN ALBUM PRESENTED TO DR EDITH SUMMERSKILL P.266).
LEETON, NSW. FIVE WOMEN SORT TOMATOES AS THEY PASS ON A BELT IN FRONT OF THEM FROM THE STERILISER. THE VEGETABLES WERE THEN CANNED AND TURNED INTO TOMATO PUREE, TOMATO JUICE AND TOMATO SAUCE. THE TOMA
c. 1944. A line of women at work on the assembly line at a food canning factory. (This image appears on page 258 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in the AWM Archive Store)
TROPICAL BUTTERFAT SPREAD. THE MANUFACTURE OF TROPICAL BUTTERFAT SPREAD, DEVELOPED BY AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO SUPPLY FRESH BUTTER TO ALLIED TROOPS IN TROPICAL OPERATIONAL AREAS. THE
LEETON, NSW. SHEILA DAY PLACES SLICED PEACHES IN CANS AT ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST CANNERIES. THE TINS ARE PLACED ON A BENCH BESIDE ROWS OF WASHING SINKS. THE ORIGINAL CAPTION READS ``IT'S SWEET WORK
