The Carron Iron Rolling Mills at Dowles Street
A detailed Victorian account of the Carron Iron Rolling Mills in Dowles Street North Melbourne. It describes location near James Watt Island and Flemington swamp, the four furnaces, extensive machinery, and the economic impact. It notes ownership by Messrs Cairns Wilson and Amom, supervision by Mr Calman junior, and estimates a total machinery and building value around £9000 with wages about £100 per week. It outlines the labor force, including 40 workers, 10 in ancillary tasks, and possible employment of 220 people when fully supported, plus the mill’s production process from scrap to finished red iron rods through steam hammers and grooved rollers, with daily output and the project’s expansion plans for improved rails and equipment. The piece highlights the broader industrial significance to the colony and references exhibits and future plans, including an 80-horsepower engine and a cost near £10,000 for additional rolling works to be imported from England aboard the Donald M'Kay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carron Iron
Dowles Street
Melbourny
James Watt Intel
Flemington Swamp
Courlay
Tgen
Ray
Momunt
Alice
Gheese
Wxehinery
Indus
England
Donald M'Kay
Tima
Raghea roo Cuore to xn Pamanayt Favort Roosa at Stawell Camp
A fragmentary and garbled tale from the Ararat Advertiser describes a large windstorm and a lodging incident at Stawell Camp with a man sheltered under a stretcher overnight, then leaving toward the camp stabling. A Hack Creek correspondent reports a sighting of suspected stockmen in Winterton and a curious inspection of a party at Speckmem.
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Raghea Roo
Pamanayt
Roosa
Stawell
Peanut Creek
Ararat
Frearenorite Brew Row
Carin Sequim
Lind Ming
Spockmem
Strange Story A New Tale Intrigues at Abbots' House
An ornate social tangle unfolds around Mrs Ashleigh and Mr Vigors as loyalties shift over Lilian Poynts and Sir James Haughton’s estate. A letter reveals past wounds while Ivors tests confidences, and Lilian grapples with pressure from Ashleigh, Vigors, and the looming Haughton settlement in a charged homage to a fading domestic order.
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Vigors
Poynta
de Jones
Abbotts
Dr Jones
Vigore
Ashleigh
Fienon
Einke
Jones
Dr. Jones
Dr Zones
de Fenwick
Wight
Abbots
Havre
Thong
Vigor
Tang
Abbotts’ Howe
Mr. Ashleigh
Tawa
Bha
Vigora
Lilian
Tillen
Mr Vigors
Gilbert
Mr Vigore
Mia Ashleigh
la Doorn
Sir Fenwick
Vigaresaye
Vigare
Udy
Sis Sumea
Vigara Suya
Thaner
Tha
Astate
Tandy Haughton
James
Ahleiph Sumuse Gore
Hieughton
Brighton
fLaighton
Vitor
Margaret
Margeret
Tre
Gilbars
Lara
Mr. Poynts
Asino
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Carron Iron Rolling Mills
Bex B
Lryron
Charrex
Etocoea
Fredide
la Mayer
Bois
Adbleigh
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