010601 Accession Number: 010601

Description

LARGE NUMBERS OF 25 POUNDER HOWITZERS, STANDARD FIELD ARTILLERY WEAPONS THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE, ARE NOW ROLLING OFF AUSTRALIAN ASSEMBLY LINES. COMPONENT PARTS OF THIS MODERN WEAPON ARE SO ACCURATELY MACHINED THAT A COMPLETE BREECH BLOCK - ITS MOST INTRICATE PART - MAY BE ASSEMBLED FROM COMPONENTS CHOSEN AT RANDOM FROM FACTORIES IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EMPIRE. GUN HOWITZERS BEING ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE INTO THE PAINT SHOP, WHERE THEIR METALLIC SHEEN WILL BE COVERED WITH A COAT OF KHAKI.

Details

Accession Number
010601
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
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

Conflicts

Tags

Accession 010601

More like this

010602

Photograph 010602 Second World War, 1939-1945

LARGE NUMBERS OF 25 POUNDER HOWITZERS, STANDARD FIELD ARTILLERY WEAPONS THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE, ARE NOW ROLLING OFF AUSTRALIAN ASSEMBLY LINES. COMPONENT PARTS OF THIS MODERN WEAPON ARE SO ACCURATELY MA

010603

Photograph 010603 Second World War, 1939-1945

LARGE NUMBERS OF 25 POUNDER HOWITZERS, STANDARD FIELD ARTILLERY WEAPONS THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE, ARE NOW ROLLING OFF AUSTRALIAN ASSEMBLY LINES. COMPONENT PARTS OF THIS MODERN WEAPON ARE SO ACCURATELY MA

009880

Photograph 009880 Second World War, 1939-1945

MARIBYRNONG ?, VIC. THE 25 POUNDER GUN, STANDARD WEAPON FOR FIELD ARTILLERY THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE, IS IN PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA. MANUFACTURE OF THE GUN NECESSITATED THE MAKING IN AUSTRALIA OF MANY SP

009879

Photograph 009879 Second World War, 1939-1945

MARIBYRNONG ?, VIC. THE 25 POUNDER GUN, STANDARD WEAPON FOR FIELD ARTILLERY THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE, IS IN PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA. MANUFACTURE OF THE GUN NECESSITATED THE MAKING IN AUSTRALIA OF MANY SP

010294

Photograph 010294 Second World War, 1939-1945

HARD-HITTING BRISTOL BEAUFORT TORPEDO-BOMBERS NOW BEING BUILT IN AUSTRALIA WILL GIVE THE RAAF NEW POWER IN THE PACIFIC. THEIR WIDE OPERATIONAL RANGE AND EFFECTIVENESS IN ATTACKING NAVAL CRAFT MAKES TH

010295

Photograph 010295 Second World War, 1939-1945

HARD-HITTING BRISTOL BEAUFORT TORPEDO-BOMBERS NOW BEING BUILT IN AUSTRALIA WILL GIVE THE RAAF NEW POWER IN THE PACIFIC. THEIR WIDE OPERATIONAL RANGE AND EFFECTIVENESS IN ATTACKING NAVAL CRAFT MAKES TH

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 20 July 2026 - 3.41 am