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The Victor Electric Plaster Mills [B 62773] • Photograph

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Summary

MARION BAY: The washing plant at Victor Electric Plaster Mills, Port Adelaide, South Australia. The plaster mill was at Port Adelaide on the canal, now filled in, (ref Port Canal shopping centre). Gypsum was brought by coastal trader ship from Stenhouse Bay to the canal wharf and transferred into the mill over the gantry. Australian Gypsum produced Victor Plaster products there and Victorboard at Gillman. Taken over by Boral in late 70's.

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Physical description

Photograph; 12.5 x 21.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1926

Collection

Part of Port Adelaide Collection

Subject

Victor Electric Plaster Mills Pty. Ltd
Factories -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide
Gypsum -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide
Plaster -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide

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Historical information

The Victor Electric Plaster Mills closed and amalgamated with the Peninsula Plaster Company and Australian Gypsum Ltd. to form Waratah Gypsum Pty. Ltd. in 1930.

Digitisation information

Date

18/11/2009

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,183 x 2,453 pixels (10.3 MP)

Size

10.29 MB

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