Munitions trainees wanted!

Accession Number ARTV01083
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 50.7 cm x 63.3 cm
Object type Poster
Physical description Offset lithograph on paper
Maker Unknown
Defence Training, Education Department
Unknown
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made c 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Australian Second World War poster advertising for men to train and work in munitions industry (under Manpower regulations these positions were 'protected', men with these skills could not easily join the forces). The words 'Active Service' are printed in grey in the upper left corner, underneath on the left hand side the main bulk of the text is contained in a light brown square, in the lower left corner the poster's title is printed in large orange font 'MUNITIONS TRAINEES WANTED!', an image of a young man working a munitions machine dominates the right hand side of the poster with a caption in the lower right corner stating in white text on a grey background 'This is YOUR Opportunity!'.