Munitions Workers Wanted Accession Number: ARTV02385

Description

This Australian Second World War poster was published by the Ministry of Munitions. The poster aims to recruit 'alert intelligent men, 21 years of age and over, with ability in the use of tools or machinery for / training in Technical Schools in skilled fitting, turning or machining'. This was part of a wider effort around Australia and most other nations throughout the war to maintaining a home front workforce that was skilled and numerous enough to produce both a sufficient amount of munitions, and achieve the requisite quality.

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Accession Number
ARTV02385
Publisher
Ministry of Munitions
Printer
Government Printer
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 51 x 64 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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