010594 Accession Number: 010594

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MORTAR BOMBS ARE AMONG THE MANY WAR COMMODITIES AUSTRALIA IS PRODUCING IN VAST QUANTITIES FOR EMPIRE NEEDS. SCRAP METAL IS MELTED IN A CUPOLA, THEN TAKEN TO A CONVERTER WHERE EXCESS CARBON IS BURNT OFF. THE RESULTING STEEL IS THEN READY TO BE POURED INTO MORTAR BOMB MOULDS. THE MOLTEN METAL, WHICH IS CONVEYED FROM POINT TO POINT BY AN OVERHEAD CRANE, IS HERE BEING POURED FROM CONVERTER. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).

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Accession Number
010594
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c December 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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