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Kitchen staff in canteen, HM Factory Gretna, 1918
Photograph of female kitchen staff at work in the canteen at HM Munitions Factory Gretna

Cotton waste bale breakers, HM Factory Gretna, 1918
Photograph of four female workers breaking cotton waste bales at HM Munitions Factory Gretna

Stabilising vats, HM Factory Gretna, 1918
Photograph of four female workers loading nitrated cotton waste in stabilising vats at HM Munitions Factory Gretna

Centrifugal wringers, HM Factory Gretna, 1918
Photograph of three female workers filling paste bags from the centrifugal wringers for nitrocotton at HM Munitions Factory Gretna

Drying nitrocotton, HM Factory Gretna, 1918
Photograph of two female workers drying nitrated cotton in pan at HM Munitions Factory Gretna

Removal of nitrocotton waste, HM Factory Gretna, 1918
Photograph of two female workers removing nitrated cotton waste from pans for stabilisation at HM Munitions Factory Gretna

Gretna Township railway station, 1918
Photograph of munitions workers disembarking from train at Gretna Township railway station

Cordite drying stove, HM Factory Gretna, 1918
Photograph of two female workers drawing tray of cordite from drying stove at HM Munitions Factory Gretna

Sulphuric acid concentration plant, HM Factory Gretna, 1916
Photograph of construction of towers at sulphuric acid concentration plant on Site 3 of HM Munitions Factory Gretna