010596 Accession Number: 010596

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BEHIND AUSTRALIA'S FIGHTING FORCES IS A GREAT ARMY OF WORKERS ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE MUNITIONS OF WAR. IN THE LAST WAR, DICK HANSEN SERVED WITH THE MACHINE GUN SECTION OF A NEW ZEALAND RIFLE BRIGADE. IN THIS WAR HE IS A FURNACEMAN, ASSISTING IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MORTAR BOMBS. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).

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Accession Number
010596
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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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