AWM Collection Record: 027530
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ID Number: | 027530 |
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| Maker: | Monro, Ronald Keith | ||
| Place made: | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney | ||
| Date made: | 12 December 1942 | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | A display of Owen sub-machine guns, invented and manufactured in Australia, being transported on a truck in a procession through the streets of Sydney to show the immensity of the war effort in Australian munition factories. The tanks, guns, fighting vehciles and lorries carrying products of Australian munition workers numbered nearly 400 and took an hour to pass a given point. | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Copyright holder: | Copyright Expired | ||
| Related subject: | Armoured vehicles; Industry; Inventions and improvisations; Munitions industry; Owen guns; Tanks; Trucks | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:52:53 GMT
