Over 65,000 tons of cordite was shipped out by rail for use in the war. Over 4,000 people – including women, who were not usually part of the manufacturing sector – were employed at the plant.

Following the Cordite Trail By: Rick Sparling Posted: 1:00 AM CDT Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013 ...

The Transcona Cordite Plant, one of the places featured in Christine Hanlon's new book, stood from 1941 to 1945. People who worked there helped make explosives during the Second World War, Hanlon ...