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Alphington Paper Mill
Alphington Paper Mill, which was located in Alphington, Victoria, Australia, was constructed in two years for Australian Paper Manufacturers and opened in 1921, with the Boiler House added in 1954. In 2008, the plant was closed and in 2012, the property was sold to a consortium that planned to redevelop it into a residential area. History Construction In August 1918, Australian Paper Manufacturers (APM, later Amcor) purchased the site, which at the time was named Woodlands, to construct a mill. Construction of the building took two years using 1,200,000 bricks and was completed in 1921. In the 1930s, APM heavily expanded its operations on the site, bringing in a 15-ton turbo generator in 1932 and floating worth of Share (finance), shares in 1937 to fund further expansion. In 1954, APM constructed the Boiler House, which was designed by Mussen, Mackay and Potter, to house boilers and the turbines powering the mill. The building included one of Melbourne's earliest exampl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphington, Victoria
Alphington ( ) is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Darebin and Yarra local government areas. Alphington recorded a population of 5,702 at the . Alphington shares a postcode with neighbouring suburb Fairfield, and is bounded by the Yarra River in the south and the Darebin Creek in the east. History Darebin Creek area is the traditional country of the Wurundjeri-willam people who are part of the Woiworung clan of the Kulin Nation, who are traditional owners of the country from west of Melbourne along to the Darebin Creek and to outer eastern Melbourne. For the Wurundjeri-willam people, the fertile Alphington region provided fresh water from the Darebin Creek and seasonal fish, tubers and shoots from water plants; while birds and animals provided clothing and food, trees and plants provided food and tools. The genesis of Alphington was the Bridge Hotel and Darebin Creek Bridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
