Photos
N.S.W. Munitions Workers on SS Osterley October 1916
Photo: Roslyn Spiteri
Photo: Roslyn Spiteri
ENGLAND, 1916-11. AUSTRALIAN MUNITIONS WORKERS.
EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ADDRESSING THE WORKERS ON BOARD HMT "BORDA".
EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ADDRESSING THE WORKERS ON BOARD HMT "BORDA".
ENGLAND, 1916-11. AUSTRALIAN MUNITIONS WORKERS SHOWING PASSPORTS AND SIGNING CERTIFICATES REQUIRED TO BEGIN EMPLOYMENT.
ENGLAND, 1916-11. AUSTRALIAN MUNITIONS WORKERS RECEIVING THEIR FIRST PAY ON REACHING ENGLAND.
ENGLAND, 1916-11. AUSTRALIAN MUNITIONS WORKERS WAITING FOR TRAINS TO TAKE THEM TO THEIR VARIOUS DESTINATIONS.
10-5-1917
Group of unidentified munitions workers standing in a line on the wharf with their suitcases in front of them prior to boarding
HMAT Clan MacGillivray
Group of unidentified munitions workers standing in a line on the wharf with their suitcases in front of them prior to boarding
HMAT Clan MacGillivray
Barrow-in-Furness, England. c. 1917. Workmen handling sheet metal in the Platers Shed at the Vickers Company works. Between 1916 and 1918 6000 Australian munitions and factory workers volunteered to work in similar factories devoted to wartime production
Scotland. Housing units for munition workers at the township of Gretna.
Munition workers, Empire Day
Broadmeadows, Melbourne c1918
Broadmeadows, Melbourne c1918
December 1917 - January 1918
Group portrait of unidentified Australian munitions workers taken on deck of the transport ship HMAT Demosthenes while undertaking a drill during their trip to Great Britain, they are pictured wearing life vests. These workers, who were trained chemists and draftsmen, were recruited from Australia to assist with the British munitions effort.
Group portrait of unidentified Australian munitions workers taken on deck of the transport ship HMAT Demosthenes while undertaking a drill during their trip to Great Britain, they are pictured wearing life vests. These workers, who were trained chemists and draftsmen, were recruited from Australia to assist with the British munitions effort.
4-3-1918
ENGLAND. AUSTRALIAN CIVILIAN WAR WORKERS PRIOR TO THEIR DISEMBARKATION FROM SS BORDA LISTEN TO AN OFFICIAL ADDRESS.
ENGLAND. AUSTRALIAN CIVILIAN WAR WORKERS PRIOR TO THEIR DISEMBARKATION FROM SS BORDA LISTEN TO AN OFFICIAL ADDRESS.
4-3-1918
ENGLAND - AUSTRALIAN CIVILIAN WAR WORKERS ABOUT TO STEP ASHORE FROM THE TENDER ATLANTIC AFTER DISEMBARKING FROM SS BORDA.
ENGLAND - AUSTRALIAN CIVILIAN WAR WORKERS ABOUT TO STEP ASHORE FROM THE TENDER ATLANTIC AFTER DISEMBARKING FROM SS BORDA.
4-3-1918
ENGLAND. THE TENDER ATLANTIC APPROACHING A WHARF LOADED WITH AUSTRALIAN CIVILIAN WAR WORKERS DISEMBARKING FROM SS B0RDA.
ENGLAND. THE TENDER ATLANTIC APPROACHING A WHARF LOADED WITH AUSTRALIAN CIVILIAN WAR WORKERS DISEMBARKING FROM SS B0RDA.
KIDBROOKE, ENGLAND, 1918. GROUP PORTRAIT OF AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER MUNITIONS WORKERS IN FRONT OF A FACTORY. ALTHOUGH WEARING HATS, COLLARS AND TIES, SOME ALSO WEAR APRONS UNDER THEIR JACKETS. SEVERAL WEAR THE BADGE ISSUED TO VOLUNTEER MUNITIONS WORKERS, OF THE WORD "AUSTRALIA" SURMOUNTED BY THE COAT OF ARMS. BACK ROW, 4TH FROM RIGHT: WILLIAM DEVEREUX HARBERT, FROM MELBOURNE.
1918
Salisbury, England. Group portrait of unidentified Australian munition workers in the general service shed at the Andover aerodrome. Some of the men are holding their tools.
Salisbury, England. Group portrait of unidentified Australian munition workers in the general service shed at the Andover aerodrome. Some of the men are holding their tools.
Small arms ammunition factory, women workers in the canteen at meal time.
Afternoon tea on the lawns at Avery Hill Park, Eltham, for Australian munitions workers and convalescent soldiers in the Sidcup area. From the collection of Mr Alfred Thomas Sharp. Mr Sharp was the Commonwealth Immigration Officer of Victoria and was based in the London Office during the First World War. He and his wife hosted and visited many soldiers, particularly those from Victoria, who were recuperating in London. He also photographed many Australian graves in English cemeteries. His photograph collection relating to this period in London was bequeathed to the Memorial in 1922 after his death. During his time in London he was a member of the British Volunteer Regiment, serving with the Willesden Battalion, Middlesex Volunteer Regiment.
LONDON, ENGLAND. 1918. A CORNER OF THE MUNITION WORKERS CLUB AT THE YMCA ALDWYCH THEATRE.
THE S.S. "KENILWORTH CASTLE" IN TABLE BAY, CAPE TOWN, DELAYED HERE FOR THREE WEEKS WHEN RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA WITH MUNITION WORKERS OWING TO A SERIOUS INFLUENZA OUTBREAK ABOARD. 1919-03-11
May 1919
The special train, conveying Australian munition and war workers returning to Australia, arriving at Avonmouth Docks Station.
The special train, conveying Australian munition and war workers returning to Australia, arriving at Avonmouth Docks Station.
6 May 1919
Australian munition and war workers embarking for Australia at Avonmouth. A number of soldiers are collecting papers as the workers step up the gangplank, also watched by a policeman.
Australian munition and war workers embarking for Australia at Avonmouth. A number of soldiers are collecting papers as the workers step up the gangplank, also watched by a policeman.
Plymouth, England. 1919-07-14. Munition workers and their dependents preparing to board a tender to embark on the SS Bahia Castillo for their journey to Australia.
Ammunition Works, Footscray, Victoria
Women Workers at Footscray Ammunition Works WW1
Photo: State Library of Victoria H32492/4910
Photo: State Library of Victoria H32492/4910
Australian War Memorial H04205
Group photograph of women war workers. No information relating to this photograph was available nor did research provide details. It is believed that may have been munitions workers.
Group photograph of women war workers. No information relating to this photograph was available nor did research provide details. It is believed that may have been munitions workers.