TitleEvelyn Owen and Len RadfordPhoto Number004063Date1940-1950DescriptionEvelyn Owen was the inventor of the Owen submachine gun. More than 45,000 Owen Guns were manufactured at Lysaght's Port Kembla works for the Australian Army during World War II. Evelyn worked on the prototype of his Owen Gun at Brewster's Garage, Albion Park when he was living at Tongarra. He was inducted into the Shellharbour Council Hall of Fame in 1988.LocationPort KemblaDonorProctor, Gordon