The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
SYDNEY, NSW. 1945-07-10. A DISPLAY OF GOODS SPECIALLY TREATED WITH TROPIC PROOFING WAS ARRANGED BY 2ND BASE ORDNANCE DEPOT IN THE QUEEN VICTORIA BUILDING. SHOWN, AWAS DEMONSTRATING METHODS OF TROPIC P
