P05294.008
Image copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
- ID number
- P05294.008
- Photographer
- Unknown
- Object type
- Black & white - Print silver gelatin
- Place made
- Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Innisfail
- Date made
- 1943
- Credit line
- Donor L Hawkins
- Collection
- Photograph
- Description
- 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.
