mechanical

112 photos and 5 illustrations tagged mechanical, from 9 members of Flickr Commons.

When were these photos & illustrations taken?

26
1880
2016

 

Where were these photos & illustrations tagged?

6% of these photos & illustrations are geotagged.

Tags that often appear on the same photos & illustrations:

Members using this tag

Photos & Illustrations

Show photos & illustrations photos (112) illustrations (5)

A selection of photos & illustrations tagged mechanical:

Loading photos & illustrations…

See more on flickr.com →

Recent uploads

The last upload was April 2024.

Conversations

Here’s a selection of the conversations happening on these photos & illustrations:

Women's Army workers assembling gun sights at a workshop, Queensland, 1945

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    The Women’s Australian National Service (WANS) was inaugurated in 1940. Training for members of the WANS included air raid drills, first aid, basic military drills, and even shooting, signalling, and mechanics. In the period leading up to the formation of the Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS), the WANS demonstrated that women were capable of filling roles traditionally filled by men. Sir Percy Spender, Australia’s Minister for the Army, considered women to be an underutilised resource in Australia’s war effort. Consequently, he approved the formation of the AWAS on 13 August 1941 with the objective of releasing more men into forward areas. Source: www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/awas
  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    And work of high merit has been carried out by women members of AEME. Hundreds of AWAS are in the corps, and they are very proud of their AEME colour patch. Some are University graduates. The Army has to rely on many complicated optical instruments for sighting long range artillery, field artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, and coast artillery. These instruments range from ordinary binoculars to complex construction. In all-optical predictors of most work the AWAS has shown extraordinary skill. The girls have also been especially useful in instrument making, armature winding, and other work requiring delicacy of touch, quickness of movement, and perseverance. Source: The Arguse, 20 Jan 1945 trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1108145

Rolls Royce Cylinders at the Elswick Works

from North East Museums

  • optimal chicken said:
    I hadn't realised this fact either! I'd assumed (never do that..) Rolls Royce took care of their own things elsewhere and not within another makers factory. These engine blocks may not have ended up as wartime equipment either - Rolls Royce were, and still are, renowned for their reliability. The engines could also have ended up in shunting locos or even rare items such as emergency winders for mines should their headgears fail.

New tractor at the Elswick Works

from North East Museums

  • SAMUEL COLLAZO said:
    Fantastic!!!
  • Land Rover 61 said:
    That's a big tractor. Is the tracked chassis/hull in the background the remains of a Vickers-built tank?
  • A.Davey said:
    That's a mighty machine!
  • Andy Millican Photography said:
    What a priceless image ! Pure history.