ICI Deer Park was one of the most important industrial sites in Victoria, the birthplace of Australia’s commercial explosives industry and later a major chemicals, plastics, and fertiliser hub. The factory operated from 1875 until the early 2000s and shaped the entire civic, employment, and suburban landscape of Deer Park, Sunshine, St Albans, and the western suburbs. Darcy Worcester, an ICI employee was a keen photographer. He took many photographs around Melbourne when he was working for ICI during 1955 and 1956. These photographs provide a rare glimpse of the ICI Factory, Deer Park and other locations in Melbourne and Victoria during the mid 1950's5893.01 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - ICI Factory Station Road Entrance Deer Park.jpg 5893.02 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - ICI Factory Deer Park Looking Towards Mess Room.jpg 5893.03 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - ICI Factory Deer Park West Side.jpg 5893.04 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - ICI Factory Deer Park West Side.jpg 5893.05 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - ICI Factory Deer Park West Side.jpg 5893.06 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - ICI Factory Deer Park East Side.jpg 5893.07 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - ICI Oil Store And Cooling Tower From South East.jpg 5893.08 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - ICI Calander Section.jpg 5893.09 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - ICI Factory Witton Street From John McLeod Reserve.jpg 5893.10 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - ICI Factory Picnic Races Maddingley Park Bacchus Marsh.jpg 5893.11 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - ICI Housing Estate Deer Park.jpg 5893.12 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - View Towards ICI Housing Estate Deer Park.jpg 5893.13 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Deer Park Kindergarten Millbank Drive Cnr Station Road.jpg This kindergarten was built by voluntary labour. 5893.14 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - ICI Recreation Club Entrance Ballarat Road.jpg 5893.15 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - ICI Recreation Club Rear Ballarat Road.jpg 5893.16 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Exhibition Gardens Melbourne.jpg 5893.17 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Exhibition Building Melbourne.jpg 5893.18 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Entrance To Government House Melbourne.jpg 5893.19 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Approach To Shrine Of Remembrance Melbourne.jpg 5893.20 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Shrine Of Remembrance Melbourne.jpg 5893.21 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - View From Top Shrine Of Remembrance Melbourne Government House Side.jpg 5893.22 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - View From Top Shrine Of Remembrance Melbourne Looking North West.jpg 5893.23 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - View From Top Shrine Of Remembrance Melbourne Looking South.jpg 5893.24 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - View From Top Shrine Of Remembrance Melbourne Looking West.jpg 5893.25 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - View From Top Shrine Of Remembrance Melbourne Looking North.jpg 5893.26 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Flinders Street Station Flinders Street Cnr Swanston Street Melbourne.jpg 5893.27 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Old House In Melbourne East.jpg 5893.28 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Pt. Londsale.jpg 5893.29 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Unlabelled.jpg 5893.30 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Botanical Gardens Melbourne.jpg 5893.31 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Derrimut Farm.jpg 5893.32 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Derrimut Farm.jpg 5893.33 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Derrimut Farm.jpg 5893.34 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Mt. Macedon Cross.jpg 5893.35 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Unlabelled.jpg 5893.36 - Darcy Worcester Photograph Collection - Unlabelled.jpgici, deer park kindergarten, ici recreation club, exhibition gardens, exhibition building, government house, shrine of remembrance, flinders street station, mt. derrimut farm, mt. macedon cross, station road, ballarat road, millbank road, deer park, melbourne, mt. macedon, mt. derriut, derrimut