MAKE A MEME View Large Image Moreton Island 1938 AWM P05244.008.jpeg AWM caption An unidentified gun crew moving a six inch gun barrel at Cowan on Moreton Island Qld Two barrels were delivered by barge from the mainland and were dumped in the shallows From there they ...
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Keywords: 6 inch Mk XI gun barrel Moreton Island 1938 AWM P05244.008.jpeg AWM caption An unidentified gun crew moving a six inch gun barrel at Cowan on Moreton Island Qld Two barrels were delivered by barge from the mainland and were dumped in the shallows From there they were manhandled by artillery crews and fitted into the gun mounts Each barrel weighed several tons and it was an exhausting job to move them into position The men are using two sections of railway track to slowly roll the barrel forward P05244 008 Donor B Gilbert ~ 1938 photographer not identified Copyright expired - public domain PD-AustraliaGov World War II defence of Australia BL 6 inch Mk XI naval gun Moreton Island Black and white photographs Brisbane Fortress
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