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MEMBERS OF THE 3RD BASE ORDNANCE DEPOT AT WILSON STREET, TROPIC PROOFING PACKAGES OF SPARE PARTS BY DIPPING THEM IN HOT WAX BEFORE DESPATCHING THEM TO NEW GUINEA. NOTE THE LABELS DENOTING CONTENTS CAN BE EASILY READ THROUGH WAX. NO IDENTIFICATION DETAILS WERE RECORDED FOR THE MEMBERS IN THIS GROUP.
MEMBERS OF THE 3RD BASE ORDNANCE DEPOT AT WILSON STREET, TROPIC PROOFING PACKAGES OF SPARE PARTS BY DIPPING THEM IN HOT WAX BEFORE DESPATCHING THEM TO NEW GUINEA. NOTE THE LABELS DENOTING CONTENTS CAN
N171670 PRIVATE J.P. O'CALLAGHAN (1) OF THE TROPIC PROOFING SECTION, 1ST BASE ORDNANCE DEPOT DIPPING GEAR WHEELS IN MELTED WAX PRIOR TO WRAPPING FOR SHIPMENT TO NEW GUINEA.
SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-27. TROPIC PROOFING ORDNANCE SPARES BY WAX DIPPING AS PER INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ORDNANCE SERVICES, MASTER GENERAL OF THE ORDNANCE BRANCH.
VF515370 PRIVATE J. KINDER, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE OF THE TROPIC PROOFING SECTION, 1ST BASE ORDNANCE DEPOT GIVING PARCELS DESTINED FOR NEW GUINEA A FINAL HOT WAX DIP.
TROPIC PROOFED SMALL ARMS SPARES BEING STACKED INTO STORAGE BINS AT THE 3RD BASE ORDNANCE DEPOT AT WILSON STREET. NO IDENTIFICATION DETAILS WERE RECORDED FOR THE MEMBERS IN THIS GROUP.
MEMBERS OF THE TROPIC PROOFING SECTION, 1ST BASE ORDNANCE DEPOT WRAPPING SPARE PARTS FOR SHIPMENT TO NEW GUINEA. LEFT TO RIGHT: VF511263 PRIVATE N. GRINTER, AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE (1); VF5153
