▁of ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁manufact ured ▁goods ▁and ▁arm aments ▁to ▁Australia . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁the ▁defence ▁fact ories ▁included ▁the ▁Lith gow ▁Small ▁Ar ms ▁Factory ▁in ▁Lith gow , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ; ▁a ▁Cl othing ▁Factory ▁in ▁South ▁Melbourne ; ▁and ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Ex pl os ive ▁Factory ▁Mar ib yr n ong ▁( C ord ite ) ▁at ▁Mar ib yr n ong , ▁Melbourne ; ▁a ▁Government ▁W ool len ▁Mill ; ▁and ▁the ▁Ac et ate ▁of ▁L ime ▁Factory ▁at ▁Col ms lie , ▁Br is b ane . ▁The ▁latter ▁provided ▁ac et ate ▁of ▁l ime ▁for ▁cord ite ▁production ▁at ▁Mar ib yr n ong . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁One ▁the ▁Australian ▁government ▁sought ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁local ▁steel , ▁co pper , ▁chemical , ▁and ▁w ool len ▁text ile ▁indust ries , ▁which ▁had ▁grown ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁to ▁promote ▁research ▁and ▁development . ▁Government ▁fact ories ▁and ▁labor ator ies ▁were ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁knowledge ▁pool ▁for ▁the ▁private ▁sector , ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁help ▁supply ▁the ▁country ' s ▁defence ▁needs ▁in ▁w art ime . ▁This ▁policy ▁of ▁" Self ▁Cont ain ment " ▁led ▁to ▁Australia ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁supply ▁itself ▁with ▁light ▁weapons ▁and ▁am mun ition ▁by ▁World ▁War ▁Two . ▁The ▁Mun itions ▁Supp ly ▁Board ▁( 1 9 2 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 ) ▁inherited ▁the ▁defence