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From Rags to Paper: Victoria's First Mills and Ramsden
The piece recounts early Victorian rag export and paper making beginnings. It details Sands and Keany's mill start in 1867, a trial run in 1868, and Bendigo Advertiser printing on Victorian paper. Samuel Ramsden later bought the plant and the Dights Falls site influenced by river pollution concerns. The Melbourne mill anchors Australian Paper Manufacturers Limited, foundation of Victoria's modern paper industry, evolving from rags to a growing, high achievement.
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England
Thomas Kenny
Sands and Keany, Stationers and Pub
Oppost Hobson's Bay Railway Company
Flinders Street
Bendigo Advertiser
Sht
Yarra
Samuel Ramsden
Melbourne
Dight's Falls
Australian Paper Manufacturers Limited