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840512
  • Title
    Precision machining and heat treatment of parts for the Owen gun at Lysaght's Newcastle plant during World War II / Alan Stein, 13 May 2008
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  • Call number
    MLMSS 7858
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    13 May 2008 and 28 October 2008
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    840512
  • Physical Description
    0.01 metres of textual material - computer printout with illustrations and annotations, photocopied and bound - 12 pp. (report); 5 pp. (bibliography)
  • Scope and Content
    Describes the contribution to the Owen submachine gun project by the Lysaght plant at Newcastle between December 1941 and the end of August 1944.

    Includes a fold-out photocopy of a hand-drawn floor plan of the heat treatment and blueing plant for Owen gun parts, from information and a sketch provided by Les Andrews.

    Accompanied by The Owen Gun : bibliography and catalogue of memorabilia / Alan Stein, 28 October 2008
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