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Photographic study of GMH Woodville Plant; machines and equipment [BRG 213/121/18/40-72] • Photograph

Milling a Cordite press main frame.

GM Holden Ltd, 1941-1944, Photograph, BRG 213/121/18/70

On a Keller machine.

Milling a Cordite press main frame. — Milling a Cordite press main frame.

GM Holden Ltd, 1941-1944, Photograph, BRG 213/121/18/70

On a Keller machine.

Engraving machine heads.

GM Holden Ltd, 1941-1944, Photograph, BRG 213/121/18/71

On Niles open side planer.

Engraving machine heads. — Engraving machine heads.

GM Holden Ltd, 1941-1944, Photograph, BRG 213/121/18/71

On Niles open side planer.

Engraving machine.

GM Holden Ltd, 1941-1944, Photograph, BRG 213/121/18/72

Built at Woodville Plant.

Engraving machine. — Engraving machine.

GM Holden Ltd, 1941-1944, Photograph, BRG 213/121/18/72

Built at Woodville Plant.

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Summary

Black and white mounted photographs from an album titled 'Photographic Study, General Motors-Holden's Ltd., Woodville, South Australia, 1944'. Comprises images, with captions on verso, from the section in the album labelled 'Machines and Equipment' featuring tools and machinery used for manufacturing guns and military equipment used during World War II. Many were designed and built at the Woodville Plant.

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Physical description

33 photographs : black and white prints ; 22 x 15.3 cm, on sheet 25.6 x 20.4 cm or smaller

Dates / Publication details

1941-1944

Creator

GM Holden Ltd

Collection

Part of Holden Collection

Subject

General Motors-Holden's Limited
GMH Woodville (Factory : Woodville, S.A.)
Automobile industry and trade -- South Australia -- Woodville
Automobile factories -- South Australia -- Woodville
World War, 1939-1945 -- South Australia -- Equipment and supplies
World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Australia
Defense industries -- Australia
World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Propaganda
Propaganda, Australian -- History 20th century

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Historical information

With the outbreak of war in 1939 manufacturing production in Australia was swung towards wartime production. On June 16th 1939 the Australian Parliament mobilized all the country's resources and manpower, materials and productive capacity. GMH placed all plants, personnel and facilities at the disposal of the Australian Government. GMH produced aeroplanes, trucks, ambulances, military vehicles, ammunition, weaponry, tents, assorted canvas goods, boats and associated materials.

Additional notes

BRG 213/121/18/40: Recently installed machinery at Woodville Plant.
BRG 213/121/18/41: Full form front face, 57mm anti-tank gun breech block.
BRG 213/121/18/42: 'Used steel and light alloy Aircraft parts, range 18Ga. steel to .250 diameter hole and 16Ga. light alloy .250 diameter hole. Design and manufacture-GM-H Woodville Plant'.
BRG 213/121/18/43: Designed and manufactured in Woodville Plant for use in Melbourne Plant.
BRG 213/121/18/44: 'Designed and built in the [Woodville] Plant, and fitted with Ross lenses. This machine has been checked and fully approved for all types of projection work by the National Authority, the Munition Supply Laboratories'.
BRG 213/121/18/45: 'Design and made in the [Woodville] Plant for the checking of guages. Fitted with an L.S. Starrett dial indicator and capable of checking to 0.0001 inch'.
BRG 213/121/18/46: 'Mounted on a bed made and finished in the [Woodville] Plant. This bed is typical of the many types of surface plates produced by the toolroom and to an accuracy well within Grade A of the British Standard Specification'.
BRG 213/121/18/47: 'Fitted with accessories designed and built in the [Woodville] Plant. The floating centres and adjustable floating bar supports had to be made to extremely fine limits to retain the original accuracy of the machine'.
BRG 213/121/18/48: 'Designed and made in the [Woodville] Plant for the checking of production parts'.
BRG 213/121/18/49: 'For manufacture and checking of jigs and guages, made in the [Woodville] Plant and finished to optical flatness'.
BRG 213/121/18/50: 'For use in the manufacture of tools and gauges, made in the [Woodville] Plant to an adaption of American design'.
BRG 213/121/18/51: 'Patterned on existing types, made and finished in the [Woodville] Plant to British Standard Specifications, in 8ft., 6ft., 4ft. and 2ft. lengths. For the testing and correcting of machine tools'.
BRG 213/121/18/52: Anti-tank gun breech block.
BRG 213/121/18/53: Anti-tank gun breech rings.
BRG 213/121/18/54: For the breech block gap 57mm. Anti-tank gun breech ring.
BRG 213/121/18/55: With a cocking length hole, 57mm. Anti-tank gun breech block.
BRG 213/121/18/56: For facing 11 inch faces on the 57mm. Anti-tank gun breech rings.
BRG 213/121/18/57: For the cocking length hole, 57mm. Anti-tank gun breech block.
BRG 213/121/18/58: Typical types of: 1.Large diameter inserted tooth side and face mill; 2.Vertical slab mill; 3.Shell and mill; 4.Staggered tooth side and face cutter; 5.Interlocking staggered side and face; 6.Various types of end mills.
BRG 213/121/18/59: 'For 57mm. Anti-tank gun breech barrels. Reamer was arranged and photographed to show the build up'.
BRG 213/121/18/60: Typical examples.
BRG 213/121/18/61: Broaches; 57mm gun drills; 20mm gun drills; 20mm gun body drill; inserted tooth type face mill.
BRG 213/121/18/62: Showing stages of manufacture for applying inserted cutting bit.
BRG 213/121/18/63:
BRG 213/121/18/64:
BRG 213/121/18/65:
BRG 213/121/18/66:
BRG 213/121/18/67:
BRG 213/121/18/68:
BRG 213/121/18/69: Ready for final inspection.
BRG 213/121/18/70: On a Keller machine.
BRG 213/121/18/71: On Niles open side planer.
BRG 213/121/18/72: Built at Woodville Plant.

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