Kinnear's factory in Footscray, Melbourne is a large industrial site which is no longer used for rope making. Until its closure Kinnear's Rope : - *was an important example of a rope making factory. *was the largest and longest continually operating producer of rope products in Victoria. * contributed to the industrial landscape of Melbourne, in particular the western suburb of Footscray as a major industrial centre. *played a role in the history of post war migration to Victoria. *had an mportant and successful role in rope and textile manufacturing in Victoria during the twentieth century.  * site includes the remnant rope walk which is demonstrative of a traditional rope laying process no longer practiced and one of only two surviving such structures in Victoria. *remnant rope-making machinery is of technological significance as rare surviving examples of such equipment dating from the early twentieth century. (http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Files/C93_kinnears_amendment_request_sm.pdf)An advertisement for Kinnear's Emu Brand rope and twine. It features a close up photograph of a man sewing a hessian bag closed, and Kinnear House in King Street, Melbourne.kinnear, rope, footscray, kinnear house, industry

Painting by Howard Arklery titled "House and Garden, Western Suburbs, Melbourne 1988".Howard Arkley (1951–1999) was one of Australia’s most distinctive and influential contemporary artists, best known for his airbrushed, hyper‑colour images of suburban houses and interiors. His work turned the everyday architecture of Melbourne’s suburbs, brick veneers, triple‑fronted homes, patterned interiors, into bold, iconic art.6987.01 - Melbourne's Western Suburbs Greeting Cards Cveta Krstevska Kinnears Ropes.jpg Cveta Krstevska working on a twisting machibe at Kinnears Ropes, Footscray 6987.02 - Melbourne's Western Suburbs Greeting Cards - Men Fishing Maribyrnong River.jpg Two Men fishing in erlier days on the Maribyrnong River 6987.03 - Melbourne's Western Suburbs Greeting Cards - Newmarket Cattle Saleyards.jpg Cattle at the Newmarket Saleyardshoward arkley