Port Colts Football Team, 30 people in photo as follows : Back Row (left to right) Ron 'Bull' JENKINS / Alan SIMMONS / Dan MANSON / Laurie AGHAN / Bert WAGENER / Jim TANNOCK / Les MURPHY / Frank RICHARDSON / Daryl HUTTELY / Kevin O'HARA / Alex JAMES Middle Row (left to right) Bill GREEN / Brian McBROOM / Dave HOWIE / Bill McKENNA / Ray HARRY / Robert TWOMEY / Oscar FLANNERY / Ray WAGENER Front Row (left to right) Jim ADAMS / John MAY / Ted PAULIN / Brian BUCKLEY / Ken ADAMS / Peter DONNELLY / Frank CORBY / Ron ADAMS Mascots Greg JAMES (baby) / Robert McDONALD / Peter McDONALD Lasercopy of photo of Port Colts Football Team from the 1960s, at Lagoon Reservesport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, port melbourne colts football club, ron 'bull' jenkins, alan simmons, dan manson, laurie aghan, bert wagener, jim tannock, les murphy, frank richardson, daryl huttely, kevin o'hara, alexander arthur james, bill green, brian mcbroom, dave howie, bill mckenna, ray harry, robert twomey, oscar flannery, ray wagener, jim adams, john may, ted paulin, brian buckley, ken adams, peter donnelly, frank corby, rob adams, greg james, robert mcdonnald, peter mcdonald, lagoon reserve

W.L. Allen Foundry on Hulett Street, Albion, was one of the small yet influential industrial enterprises that helped shape the manufacturing character of Sunshine and Albion throughout the second half of the twentieth century. The company was established in 1939 on the corner of Napier Street and Moreland Road, Footscray. Specialising in iron and steel castings, the foundry supplied components for a wide range of industrial and engineering applications. In late 1964, the company relocated to its purpose-built premises in Hulett Street, Albion. From this site, W.L. Allen Foundry became an industry leader, pioneering the adoption of electric melting technology and spectrometric control systems for the analysis and composition of metals. By 1985, the company had achieved international recognition as a world leader in the reclamation of chemically bonded foundry sand. Pictured from left to right are John Noade, Foreman with 34 years of service; Ian Corby, Jobbing Moulder with 26 years of service; and Frank Falukozi, Furnaceman with 31 years of service. Their long careers reflect the skill, dedication and continuity of the workforce that contributed to the success and reputation of W.L. Allen Foundry.W. L. Allen Foundry is significant for its association with the industrial development of Albion and Sunshine during the twentieth century. Established in 1939, the foundry was part of the manufacturing sector that provided employment and contributed to the economic growth of Melbourne's western suburbs. Photographs of the foundry and its workforce document the skilled labour, industrial processes and everyday working lives that underpinned the region's manufacturing heritage. Employee photographs are historically important because they preserve the human side of industrial and workplace history, the people, identities, and everyday lives behind the factories, workshops, and organisations that shaped a community.6819.01 - W.L. Allen Foundry Hulett Street Albion Employees 1991 Photographs (Advocate 295.2).JPG (L-R) John Noade, Ian Corby, Frank Falukozi 6819.02 - W.L. Allen Foundry Hulett Street Albion Employees 1991 Photographs (Advocate 295.2).JPG (L-R) John Noade, Ian Corby, Frank Falukoziallen foundry, w. l. allen, hulett street, albion

Item came from the W. L. Allen Foundry located at 3 Hulett Street Albion.Dark brown wooden item board with company name and employee names.W. L. Allen Foundry Company Pty Ltd (Incorporated 18/4/1939) Club "30"|In recongnition and appreciation of employees who have given 30 years of outstanding service|Alex Flockhart 1/5/39 - 28/9/71|Bob Posselt 1/5/39 - 20/3/73|Harry Watson 1/5/39 - 28/1/82|Margaret O'Rouke 28/4/43 - 6/9/74|John Hoade 2/9/57 - 19/1/92|Garth Hobday 2/9/58 - 4/7/96|Luigi Gioffre 18/12/59 - 9/10/90|Frank Falukozi 5/2/60 - 10/9/03|Donald Dean 22/2/60 - 24/8/95|David McKay 1/12/60 - 24/8/01|Ian Corby 25/11/64 - 15/08/08|Terry Barnett 22/3/65 - 3/7/98|Roger Borg 24/4/67 - 20/12/01|Karl Schafer 28/3/68 - 15/7/05|Tony Zuzich 29/1/69 - 4/3/99|Brian Hayes 4/9/69 - 30/9/02|Allan Linquist 18/1/71 - 12/10/01|Erwin Stys 29/01/75 - 06/07/06|Sandy Nagy 23/08/76 -|Ray Meli 12/06/78 -|Jeff Davis 01/06/81 -|Pat Said 10/05/82 -w. l. allen, honour board, hulett street, albion