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ALICE SPRINGS, NT. 1942-12-02. RETREADING A TYRE AT THE TYRE RECAPPING SECTION, NO. 2 MOTOR ...

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ALICE SPRINGS, NT. 1942-12-02. RETREADING A TYRE AT THE TYRE RECAPPING SECTION, NO. 2 MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKSHOPS, AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. SERGEANT L. LINDSAY PUTTING THE STRIP O...
027925
VICTORIA. 1942-09-08. ARMY PERSONNEL CHECKING RUBBER TYRES AND RUBBER HOSE SECTIONS AT AN ARMY ...

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Maker: Herald Newspaper
VICTORIA. 1942-09-08. ARMY PERSONNEL CHECKING RUBBER TYRES AND RUBBER HOSE SECTIONS AT AN ARMY SALVAGE UNIT.
136763
Lancashire, England. Women war workers building rubber treads on tyres at a rubber factory. ...

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Lancashire, England. Women war workers building rubber treads on tyres at a rubber factory. (Donor British Official Photograph BB595)
H07754
ENOGGERA, QLD. 1943-11-02. PILES OF TYRES IN A RUBBER SALVAGE DUMP AT THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN SALVAGE ...

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Maker: Keam, Ronald Noel
ENOGGERA, QLD. 1943-11-02. PILES OF TYRES IN A RUBBER SALVAGE DUMP AT THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN SALVAGE DEPOT.
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VICTORIA. 1942-09-08. ARMY PERSONNEL CHECKING RUBBER TYRES AT AN ARMY SALVAGE UNIT.

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Maker: Herald Newspaper
VICTORIA. 1942-09-08. ARMY PERSONNEL CHECKING RUBBER TYRES AT AN ARMY SALVAGE UNIT.
136762
BOGEY WHEELS HAVE HEAVY TYRES, MADE FROM RUBBER PROCESSED IN AUSTRALIA.

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Maker: Cranstone, Edward Lefevre (Ted)
BOGEY WHEELS HAVE HEAVY TYRES, MADE FROM RUBBER PROCESSED IN AUSTRALIA.
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SYDNEY, NSW. 1943-07-03. THE ARMY SALVAGE UNIT RUBBER DEPOT, WHERE OLD TYRES ARE STORED, PRIOR TO ...

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Maker: Martin, William Donald
SYDNEY, NSW. 1943-07-03. THE ARMY SALVAGE UNIT RUBBER DEPOT, WHERE OLD TYRES ARE STORED, PRIOR TO SALVAGE OR RECOVERY.
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BOGEY WHEELS HAVE HEAVY TYRES, MADE FROM RUBBER PROCESSED IN AUSTRALIA.

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Maker: Cranstone, Edward Lefevre (Ted)
BOGEY WHEELS HAVE HEAVY TYRES, MADE FROM RUBBER PROCESSED IN AUSTRALIA.
006582
ENOGGERA, QLD. 1943-11-02. TYRES STACKED IN PILES IN THE RUBBER SECTION OF NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN ...

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Maker: Keam, Ronald Noel
ENOGGERA, QLD. 1943-11-02. TYRES STACKED IN PILES IN THE RUBBER SECTION OF NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN SALVAGE DEPOT.
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BOGEY WHEELS HAVE HEAVY TYRES, MADE FROM RUBBER PROCESSED IN AUSTRALIA.

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Maker: Cranstone, Edward Lefevre (Ted)
BOGEY WHEELS HAVE HEAVY TYRES, MADE FROM RUBBER PROCESSED IN AUSTRALIA.
006576
ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA. 1942-12-02. LANCE-CORPORAL L. DOPPER WORKING ON A TYRE AT THE TYRE ...

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ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA. 1942-12-02. LANCE-CORPORAL L. DOPPER WORKING ON A TYRE AT THE TYRE RECAPPING SECTION, NO. 2 M.T. WORKSHOPS, AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. HE IS OPERATING TH...
027923
ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA. 1942-12-02. AFTER A TYRE IN THE RECAPPING PROCESS HAS BEEN THROUGH THE ...

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ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA. 1942-12-02. AFTER A TYRE IN THE RECAPPING PROCESS HAS BEEN THROUGH THE BUFFING MACHINE IT IS COATED WITH RUBBER SOLUTION SO THAT THE UNCURED RUBBER WILL ADHERE TO IT. PRIVATE...
027924
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-11-03. A SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF RUBBER TYRES WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ...

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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-11-03. A SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF RUBBER TYRES WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CREATED TRANSPORT PROBLEMS FOR THE JAPANESE BEFORE THE SURRENDER. BUT THERE WAS NO SHORTAGE IN THE OTHER...
OG3631
Motor tyres piled high at the RAF salvage dump. Rubber is one of the most valuable of salvaged ...

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Motor tyres piled high at the RAF salvage dump. Rubber is one of the most valuable of salvaged materials.
MED1420
Lancashire, England. Women war workers hoisting a tyre for conveyance to a press at a rubber ...

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Lancashire, England. Women war workers hoisting a tyre for conveyance to a press at a rubber factory. (Donor British Official Photograph BB597)
H07756
Lancashire, England. A woman war worker centring a studded tread on a tyre at a rubber factory. ...

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Lancashire, England. A woman war worker centring a studded tread on a tyre at a rubber factory. (Donor British Official Photograph BB598)
H07757
ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA. 1942-12-02. SERGEANT L. LINDSAY OF THE TYRE RECAPPING SECTION, NO. 2 ...

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ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA. 1942-12-02. SERGEANT L. LINDSAY OF THE TYRE RECAPPING SECTION, NO. 2 M.T. WORKSHOPS, AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, CUTTING OFF A PIECE OF UNCURED RUBBER DOU...
027926
SUBSTITUTE FOR RUBBER FOUND. EARLY IN JAN. U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE JESSE JONES CONFIRMED THE ...

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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
SUBSTITUTE FOR RUBBER FOUND. EARLY IN JAN. U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE JESSE JONES CONFIRMED THE FACT THAT STURDY AUTOMOBILE TYRES ARE ALREADY BEING MADE FROM A DOMESTIC SHRUB BY POSING WITH A GUAYULE ...
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ALICE SPRINGS, NT. 1942-12-02. DRIVER L. HUNTER OF THE TYRE RECAPPING SECTION, NO. 2 MOTOR ...

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ALICE SPRINGS, NT. 1942-12-02. DRIVER L. HUNTER OF THE TYRE RECAPPING SECTION, NO. 2 MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKSHOPS, AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, PLACING A TYRE IN THE RECAPPING MOULD. W...
027927
Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt. Inside the Tyre Reclamation and Retreading Unit, Experimental and ...

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Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt. Inside the Tyre Reclamation and Retreading Unit, Experimental and Development Section workshop, different types of rubber spares manufactured for aircraft are displayed on a ...
MEB0018