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morrisman
5th Dec 2017, 12:05 PM
Interesting
https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/system/files/engineering-heritage-australia/nomination-title/Thompsons%20of%20Castlemaine.Nomination.V9.August%202015.pdf

morrisman
5th Dec 2017, 10:32 PM
I spotted an error in the story where it's claimed that they made 25 pounder guns during WW2 . They would have been a sub-contractor to GMH who were the main contractor. The 25 pnder gun was finally assembled by GMH with many sub-contractors involved . Mistakes like that , makes you wonder how accurate the rest of the article is .

A truthful statement would have been: MADE PARTS FOR THE 25 Pounder gun.

kwijibo99
6th Dec 2017, 09:23 AM
If you have a look at appendix six where the wartime production is detailed that's exactly what's said.