Historical information

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)

Physical description

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.