Category: Queensland State Archives’ Photostream About Fortitude Valley

Ford Motor Factory, Eagle Farm, Brisbane, 1967

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

The Ford Motor Company of Australia, a subsidiary company of Ford Canada, established a motor vehicle assembly plant at Eagle Farm in 1926. The site had ready access to road, railway, and shipping facilities on the river. The factory played an important manufacturing role during WWII constructing a range of products and parts for the military forces of both Australia and the United States. The factory closed in 1998.

In the bottom right is the old Eagle Farm airport and in the background is Hamilton wharf on the Brisbane River.

Queensland State Archives Item ID436319, Photographic material

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Golden Circle cannery, Northgate, 1967

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

The Golden Circle cannery was established at Northgate in 1947 and spun off into a separate business in 1964. To the left of the factory to the left is Binda railway station and in the background is the Banyo Railway Workshops. In the top right is the Banyo Ordnance Depot, originally built by the United States Army between 1943 and 1945 and transferred to the Australian Army in 1950.

Queensland State Archives Item ID436319, Photographic material

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Lakes Creek Meatworks, Rockhampton, 1967

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The Lakes Creek abattoir was built in 1871. It also built group housing for employees until 1900. During WW1 it packed Bully Beef and head tack biscuits for war rations. The abattoir continued to operate during the 1954 flood despite being surrounded by water.

Queensland State Archives Item ID436319, Photographic material

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Evans Deakin and Company shipyard, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, 1967

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Evans Deakin & Company established a shipyard at Kangaroo Point at the start of WW2. It built 81 ships between 1940 and 1971. Under construction in the dry dock is the dredge WDA Endeavour and several Attack-class patrol boats.

Queensland State Archives Item ID436319, Photographic material

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Kingston Butter Factory, January 1952

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

Dairying was one of the major industries in this area around the turn of the century. The original Butter Factory was a timber structure built in 1906 and rebuilt in brick in 1932. By this time, the factory was producing 40 – 50 tons of butter per week.

The dairy company Peters took over the factory in 1958 and diversified into producing milk, cottage and baker’s cheese. The factory closed in 1983. The building was then acquired by Logan City Council and converted to a community centre as a Bicentennial project in 1988. The refurbished building now houses a community arts centre, theatre and museum.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 1702

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Kingston Butter Factory, January 1952

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

Dairying was one of the major industries in this area around the turn of the century. The original Butter Factory was a timber structure built in 1906 and rebuilt in brick in 1932. By this time, the factory was producing 40 – 50 tons of butter per week.

The dairy company Peters took over the factory in 1958 and diversified into producing milk, cottage and baker’s cheese. The factory closed in 1983. The building was then acquired by Logan City Council and converted to a community centre as a Bicentennial project in 1988. The refurbished building now houses a community arts centre, theatre and museum.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 23180

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