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    A colour photograph of a shelled filled at Defence Industries Limited (DIL).

    The largest buildings erected on the D.I.L. plant were the five railway warehouses. Each building had a rail line running through it, and was large enough to accomodate a locomotive and several boxca

    The 40-mm shells were assembled on Line 1 of the plant. To ensure they achieved the required height before exploding, the casings were loaded with a measured amount of cordite propellant. The ascent

    Workers are assembling 3.7 calibre anti-aircraft shells. These were the largest of the shells made at the plant, measuring close to three and a half feet in length when completed, and were quite heav

    The brass casings of the 3.7 calibre anti-aircraft shells are being loaded with cordite. The worker with the wooden mallet is pushing a measured and bundled charge of cordite into the casing.

    22 of these sheds were built to house the completed rounds, all located near the lake to lessen the impact to the assembly lines should an accident have occurred. At peak production these buildings c

    Due to the size of the plant, the buses were necessary to get the workers out to the various work locations. Nicknamed "cattle cars" by the employees, most were nothing more than trailers pulled by t

    A colour photo of the "Canada's Soldiers of Production" video display at the D.I.L. 50th Anniversary Reunion

    A colour photo of Cathy Dancey and Diane Merchand of the Ajax Historical Board at the Charles Maggs Collection (D.I.L. 50th Anniversary Reunion)

    A colour photo of former D.I.L. worker Thelman Sproul and Ajax Historical Board summer student Leo Antonelli at the D.I.L. 50th Anniversary Reunion.

    A colour photo of Board members Cathy Dancey and Diane Merchand at the Charles Maggs Collection (D.I.L. 50th Anniversary Reunion)

    A black and white photo of line 3.7 anti-aircraft shell is shown assembled and crimped, but lacking a nose cone.

    The buildings are the inspection department, administration building and the Department of Munitions and Supply.

    A black and white photo of tghe women's residences, looking east.

    A black and white photo of a group of unidentified female workers at Defence Industries Limited.

    Each residence could accomodate 100 persons, with two girls in each room. The buildings were U shaped, with the rooms off each side of a central hall that extended the full length of the unit. The co

    The cafeteria supplied a variety of food and drink for the morning and evening meals, and the weekends.

    Arbor Lodge was a hotel for visiting management personnel and inspectors. It was also used by office staff, clerical workers and secretaries who did not want to stay in the dormotories and were willi

    The three-inch trench mortars were processed on Line 2. The explosive used for the trench mortars was called Amatol, a mixture of ammonium nitrate and tri-nitro toluene (TNT). Both materials were hea

    Each warehouse would load a boxcar, as needed. as the individual rail cars became full, they were linked to a train to be sent off to Montreal or Halifax.