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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Vitclay Pipes Pty Ltd, 1995
First owners, Whites of England - hand made bricks, coffee jugs, hand made agricultural pipes and garden edgings. 1911 Commonwealth Insulator Co run by Gee Brothers - stone ginger bottles, insulators for PMG. 1920 Parker & Strangwood. Closed for a short while. 1931 Descendants of Gee Brothers. 1936 Commonwealth Art Tiles, Bricks & Pottery Works. 1961 Brick and Pipe Industries. 1971 Amalgamation leading to Vitclay.Four coloured photos ( a-d ) of the dismantling of Vitclay buildings in 1995 and subsequent vacant land for housingvitclay pipes pty ltd, pipeworks, commonwealth potteries pty ltd, clay industries, gee family, commercial insulators, brick and pipe industries, commonwealth art, tile, brick and pottery works -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Document, Material in our archives re Vitclay and poultry farms
Notes on Vitclay by R.B. Tucker, General Manager. Operations began before 1873. One of the first owners, White Bro. sold in 1911 to Commonwealth Insulator Co., works operated by Dee Bros.Notes on Vitclay by R.B. Tucker, General Manager. Operations began before 1873. One of the first owners, White Bro. sold in 1911 to Commonwealth Insulator Co., works operated by Dee Bros. Closed for a short time during the depression. In 1936 sold to Commonwealth Art Tile Brick and Pottery works. In 1961 sold to Brick and Pipe Industries. Since then merged with other plants as Vitclay Pty Ltd. Also short list of poultry farms in Blackburn.Notes on Vitclay by R.B. Tucker, General Manager. Operations began before 1873. One of the first owners, White Bro. sold in 1911 to Commonwealth Insulator Co., works operated by Dee Bros. clay, poultry farms, white, peacock, alexander (sir), dee, bill, jack, george, dave, parker and strangwood, gedye, johnston, a.j., taylor, durkin -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, History of Vitclay Pipes Pty Ltd, 1972
History of Vitclay Pipes Pty Ltd from 1873 to 1972.History of Vitclay Pipes Pty Ltd from 1873 to 1972. one of the first owners were the White Brothers.History of Vitclay Pipes Pty Ltd from 1873 to 1972.commonwealth pottery pty ltd, vitclay pipes pty ltd, white brothers, dee family, clay, potteries, dalzell, alan, parker and strangwood
