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After European settlement in the mid 1850s, the North Albion site was being used as grassland for farming and grazing. In the late 1930's, the threat of another world war in Europe was developing and the Australian Government decided it needed to increase and to be more independent in the manufacturing of munitions and explosives. The Albion site was chosen opposite the existing commercial ICI ANZ factory. ICI ANZ was chosen to design, construct and operate the new facilities. In 1940 the factory first began production of propellants for small arms and artillery that were required by the military forces during WW2. After the end of the WW2 the plant continued producing explosives and fertilizers for commercial use. The site was closed down in 1986, and the site went through an extensive decontamination and cleanup before being redeveloped into a housing estate with a shopping complex located in its center. The Black Powder Mill, built in 1942 is the only remaining building from the Albion explosives Factory. Noel Tozer is a former President of the Friends of the Black powder Mill. Sunshine and District Historical Society A.G.M. 18/7/2003 Chairman Norman Carlton Speaker Noel Tozer History of Albion Explosives Factorynoel tozer, albion explosive factory

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2 aerial views of McKay factory approximately early 1960s Photos most likely taken for Massey Ferguson showing factory building and adjacent land and shops|Photograph 1 center left McKay gardens curator's house Bendigo Railway line and ramp to Devonshire Road Second clock tower and show rooms Factory office at Russell Street entrance to factory Shops built on land once engine works machinist Portion of McKay Factory Photo taken after Massey Ferguson take over Bolt shop dismantled Land Sold for shops|Photograph 2 Aerial view of McKay Factory 1960s approximately Hampshire Road right hand side Fire station on corner of Hertford Road with Woodmill Site Later years Sunshine Plaza Shopping Centre Stony Creek still visible with garage private and car park adjacent to creek Service Street then Duplicates Building Duplicate parts of McKay factory for supply of duplicate parts Remainder of photo factory sitesunshine harvester works, massey ferguson, employ

9 pages of photocopied photographs; page 1- (a) Grand stand Selwyn Park demolished approx 1937 (b) City of Sunshine Youth Center Braybrook (c) Unknown page 2- (a) Naturalisation ceremony with Mayor Cr Rogers assisted by Town Clerk Mr Bill Deuthschman (b) Rotary club donating firewood. page 3- (a) Shops erected by Mr Mott cnr Dickson and Clark Street (b) Unknown page 4- (a) Unknown (b) Crs Castley F Grundy F Pearce D Thompson Tom OBrien N Deutschmann H Dempster K Gray and Assistant J Parsons Unknown Bon Thomas L Rogers page 5- (a) Early stage of Sunshine rail overpass construction (b) Sunshine Swimming Pool page 6- Mayor Dempster greeting Sir Dallas and Lady Brooks page 7- Mr Deutschmann Mayor Rogers Sunshine Town Hall and Sunshine Kindergarten page 8- (a) Sunshine Gardens (b) Sunshine Swimming Pool (c) T OBrien (d) Sunshine Library page 9- (a) Maribyrnong Kindergarten Sunshine City logo (d) Sunshine Mayors Report logosunshine swimming pool, selwyn park, selwyn street, albion