MUNITION WORKERS
AUSTRALIAN FIGURES
Rec. 9.30 a.m. CANBERRA, this day
The number of workers employed in the production of munitions and military equipment all over Australia is now in the vicinity of 50,000, and will be double that number 12 months hence. These figures were provided by the Minister of Munitions, Mr. N. J. O. Makin, who stated that at the outbreak of war the number of workers making munitions did not exceed 5000.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 119, 22 May 1942, Page 5
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74MUNITION WORKERS Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 119, 22 May 1942, Page 5
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