AWM Collection Record: P05294.008

AWM image P05294.008

ID Number: P05294.008
Maker: Unknown
Place made: Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Innisfail
Date made: 1943; c 1943
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: Unidentified members of the Australian Chemical Warfare Research and Experimental Section, later known as the 1st Field Trials Company, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) watching the construction of the demountable stainless steel gas trial chamber. The 100 cubic metre chamber was designed by Dr A H (Hugh) Ennor, Jack Legge and the refrigeration engineer Walter Bassett in Melbourne, Vic, and was air conditioned to control the effects of the northern heat and humidity for more accurate testing of chemical warfare gasses on human volunteers.
Credit line: Donor L Hawkins
Copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Last-Modified: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:54:55 GMT

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