Explore the industrial heritage of Fitzroy, Collingwood, Abbotsford and Richmond
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by laurenpikoThe factory complex on this site has had a long and varied history which reflects Richmond's changing economy over the …
laurenpikoThe Bryant and May factory complex was built on Church St Cremorne in 1909, designed by William Pitt, the same …
laurenpikoThe Rosella Preserving Company was established in North Carlton in 1895, with their trademark registered at 266 Station Street. The …
laurenpikoSlade Knitwear has a long association with Richmond's textile manufacturing industry, including through its iconic neon sign which has become …
laurenpikoThe Richmond Maltings site stretches along Gough Street, and includes traces from several generations of brewing and malting manufacturing which …
laurenpikoEstablished in 1906 by James Pearson and James Law, Pelaco (and its advertising based around an often pantsless Aboriginal man, …
davidnicholsThis is the site of the front of Graham's brewery which was eventually bought by Messrs Boyd and Head of …
CollingwoodHSThe Foy and Gibson factories occupied sites between Stanley, Wellington, Peel and Little Oxford Streets in Collingwood. The Foy and …
laurenpikoThe MacRobertson’s Steam Confectionery Works operated on this site from the early 1880s. MacPherson Robertson, born on the Ballarat Goldfields …
laurenpikoThe Acme Shirt Factory was one of Fitzroy's largest industrial employers, and one of the largest clothing manufacturers in Melbourne, …
laurenpikoThe building on this site, now part of St Vincent's Hospital, was formerly the Belvedere Hotel, a key site in …
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