Eric Waterworth standing beside a collection of lenses and prisms
Photograph of a small exhibit believed to have been shown at The University of Tasmania Physics Department c 1989. The display cabinet houses a range of lenses and prisms that were made by EN Waterworth at the University of Tasmania Optical Annexe at the Glebe the early 1940s for the the allied forces
c. 1989
From the Eric Waterworth Collection. The University of Tasmania does not hold copyright on all site materials. Contact us for further dealings
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Eric Waterworh in his office at the Optical Annexe (formerly known at the Optical Munitions Annexe 9/101)
c. 1941-1945
<span>From the Eric Waterworth Collection. The University of Tasmania does not hold copyright on all site materials. Contact us for further dealings</span>
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Three Waterworth desk magnifiers
Photograph of three small desk or field use Waterworth magnifiers for observing small objects
EN Waterworth
<span>From the Eric Waterworth Collection. The University of Tasmania does not hold copyright on all site materials. Contact us for further dealings</span>
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Photograph taken from the RAAF Beaufort plane flight made over Hobart in 1943 to test a lens made at the Optical Annexe for the RAAF and Allied Forces for reconnaisance flights over enemy territory
The back of the photograph, in Eric Waterworth's handwriting, says "Battery Pl Hobart taken with a 14" f / 4.15 with RAAF lens"
1943
<span>From the Eric Waterworth Collection. The University of Tasmania does not hold copyright on all site materials. Contact us for further dealings</span>
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Photograph of a photo interpreters stereoscope
Designed by Prof S Carey from the University of Tasmania geology department and Eric Waterworth. Eric Waterworth then produced it in his EN Waterworth business in the Optical Annexe building
From the Eric Waterworth Collection. The University of Tasmania does not hold copyright on all site materials. Contact us for further dealings
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A large piece of fused glass block from the Optical Annexe. These blocks were created to produce lenses and prisms for the war effort
A fused block of plate glass was kept as a 'souvenir' by Eric Waterworth of The Annexe war production days
From a Private Collection.<span> The University of Tasmania does not hold copyright on all site materials. Contact us for further dealings</span>
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EN Waterworth brochure for a range of instruments and machines
Double-sided foldout brochure on heavy card. Front of brochures showcases the Domain Annexe building, part of the University of Tasmania, and built in 1942 as part of the country's war effort to design and build reconnaissance cameras, lenses and prisms for the allied forces. Front of brochure is in black and red font and the bottom half has a yellow background to highlight the building. Back of brochure shows a view of Hobart towards the mountain with a yellow oval shaped frame surrounding the image of the city. Inside background is in bright red with directional arrows towards the content leaflets (missing) that tuck under a fold flap on the right which also provides a history of the Annexe and its strong relationship with the university. The brochures states that the company sells projectors, micro readers, photo interpreter stereoscopes, optical equipment for educational purposes, optical instruments and a range of lenses
EN Waterworth
From the Eric Waterworth Collection. The University of Tasmania does not hold copyright on all site materials. Contact us for further dealings
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Tasmanian gains grip on advances in lens manufacture
Newspaper article about Dr Cruickshanks successful trip overseas researching new advances in lens and optical instrument manufacture. Dr Cruickshank was part of the small research team at the University of Tasmania Physics Department who designed and manufactured a range of lens and prisms for the allied forces during World War Two
The Mercury Newspaper
Courtesy of the Mercury Newspaper, Hobart
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Respected Tasmanian Inventor Dies Age 85
Article about the death of Eric Waterworth and his contributions to the state and to the Allied Forces during World War Two
The Mercury Newspaper
29 December 1990
Courtesy of the Mercury Newspaper, Hobart
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Noted Inventor Dies
Article about Eric Waterworth death and his construction
The Examiner Newspaper
29 December 1990
Courtesy of the Examiner Newspaper, Launceston
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Advertisement by EN Waterworth business for the F/3.5 enlarger lens
Lens designed and produced at the EN Waterworth business on the Domain university campus after the wartime work
Professional Photography
Year Unknown (p. 29)
Copyright Professional Photograph
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Early advertisement for the Centaur Lens
Lens designed and produced at the Hobart Optical Annexe renamed EN Waterworth after the War
Jan - Feb 1948 (Vol 1 no. 8)
Copyright Unknown
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Lens Coating
The EN Waterworth business write a short promotional text-advertisement about their cost and ability to coat lenses
Hobbies Illustrated
June 1949, page 491
Copyright Hobbies Illustrated
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Large Wartime Increase in State's Production
Mr Cosgrove, the Tasmannian Premier talks about the states production costs and Eric Waterworth comments on the importance of the continued research into optics for the state
The Mercury Newspaper
16 MAY 1946
Courtesy of the Mercury Newspaper, Hobart
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Eric Waterworth and Geoff Fenton talk about the Optical Annexe during the war years
Eric was the manager of the Optical Munitions Annexe 9/101 and created most of the early machinery for The Annexe. Geoff Fenton was a physics student during the war and one of Prof McAulays early recrutis to assist in optical research and development work for the war effort
University of Tasmania
1978
From the University of Tasmania Special & Rare Collections
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Australia Remembers: War Industry in State
A picture-story of Tasmanias contribution to the Allied Forces during World War Two
The Mercury
August 1995
Courtesy of the Mercury Newspaper, Hobart
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Scientists and Glamor Girls Prise Open the Prism's Secret Processes
Aricle about the history and success of the Hobart Optical Annexe during World War Two with two images of women working inside the Annexe
The Tasmanian Truth
28 December 1946 (p.4)
Copryright the Tasmanian Truth
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One State One Nation - series
Photographs of some of Tasmania's war effort contributors, one of which is an image of a woman who worked at the Hobart Optical Annexe during the war and the image shows her checking lenses
The Mercury Newspaper
1 January 2001 (p. 19)
Courtesy of the Mercury Newspaper, Hobart
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War Effort Developed into High Tech Skill
Article about Ian Longmans work at the Optical Annexe and later with EN Waterworth. He bought the business from Eric in 1962 when he retired. This article talks about Ian Longmans retirement plans. Includes a photograph of Ian Longman and the new owner Catherine Hills
The Southern Star
5 July 1989
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Finest Forms of Optics: Tasmanian Work
Newspaper article about Mr Hartnets visit to Tasmania and also about the first trial shipment of lens sets made at the Hobart Annexe and shipped to the USA to assist their lens development and compare specifications
The Examiner
11 March 1943
Courtesy of the Examiner, Launceston
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Optical, but no illusion
Large double-page article about the wartime activities at the Hobart Optical Annexe and includes images of lens making
The Mercury Newspaper
20 August 1952
Courtesy of the Mercury Newspaper, Hobart
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Advertisement for an EN Waterworth slide projector
Provides details about the Air-Jet 500 model and the ability to test it and view it in a room in Melbourne before you buy it
The Herald Sun
21 March 1960
Courtesy of the Herald Sun, Melbourne
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Annexe Set our Wartime Sights
Newspaper article about the Optical Annexes achievements and a photograph of Eric Waterworth with three other employees from the Annexe during the war
The Mercury Newspaper
21 May 1986
Courtesy of the Mercury Newspaper, Hobart
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Hobarts Optical Industry
An article by Eric Waterworth about the establishment of the Annexe, formerly named the Ministry of Munitions Annexe 9/101, and the development of lenses for the war effort
EN Waterworth
February 1946 (p. 55)
Copyright The APR
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