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  1. Electric shovel, Rapid Bay

    Art

    Maker: Ragless, Max

    An electric shovel is at work, qurrying rocks and lumps of iron ore. A railway line runs across the foreground, while a miner can also be seen at work.

    ART22644

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    First steel for high explosive shells. - Rolled at the Broken Hill Proprietary Newcastle Steel ...

    Photograph

    Maker: Greenham Studios

    First steel for high explosive shells. - Rolled at the Broken Hill Proprietary Newcastle Steel Works

    H16855

  3. Forging propellor blades

    Art

    Maker: Ragless, Max

    Forging blades for aircraft propellors at the Commercial Steel & Forge Company Works at Lidcombe, New South Wales.

    ART23128

  4. From the bridge of the 'River Murrumbidgee'

    Art

    Maker: Ragless, Max

    The Whyalla shipyards with the freighter 'River Murray' on the shipway as seen from the bridge of the vessel at the fitting out wharf. The 'River Murray' is under construction and surrounded by scaff...

    ART22625

  5. Furnace crane

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    A crane lifts forging for the undercarriage of aircraft from the furnace at the National Motor Springs Pty. Ltd., at Alexandria, Sydney.

    ART25491

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    Image relating to Edward Victor Coxon Brittain, 19th Battalion.

    Photograph

    Maker: Unknown

    Studio portrait of 3024 Private (Pte) Edward Victor Coxon Brittain, 19th Battalion. Pte Coxon, a metal moulder or iron monger from Numurkah, Victoria, enlisted at Holdsworthy NSW on 10 August 1915. ...

    P05733.001

  7. Loading an ore ship

    Art

    Maker: Ragless, Max

    Iron ore, having travelled from the shore by conveyor belt, falls down the chute directly into the hold of the ship.

    ART22619

  8. Loading iron ore

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    A crane is loading iron ore on to a freighter at Whyalla, South Australia.

    ART22620

  9. On the deck of the 'River Murray'

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    Men rivetting plates on the deck of the 9000 ton freighter 'River Murray', while overhead cranes lower fresh materials into position. There are also shipping containers on the deck of the vessel.

    ART22623

  10. The fitting out wharf

    Art

    Maker: Ragless, Max

    The 'River Murrumbidgee' at the BHP at the fitting out wharf, showing a busy scene with equipment waiting to be installed on the freighter.

    ART22626

  11. The freigher 'River Murray'

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    Maker: Ragless, Max

    A series of travelling cranes rise high over the still in construction 9000 ton freighter 'River Murray'. The freighter is surrounded by scaffolding.

    ART22622

  12. The 'River Murrumbidgee'

    Art

    Maker: Ragless, Max

    The standard 9000 ton freighter 'River Murrumbidgee' at the fitting out wharf of BHP shipyards at Whyalla, South Australia.

    ART22624

  13.

    Tulloch's ship yard

    Art

    Maker: Curtis, R Emerson

    This shows the stern of a newly completed ship. A feature if the ships is a pair of 'goal post' mast serving as lifting gear. Ships are mounted on bogeys on a track. Down this shipway they are launche...

    ART21369