Historical information

The story of the Phoenix Foundry in Ballarat that commenced business in 1856 manufacturing mining machinery. The company started to make locomotives in 1870 but ceased business in 1905 when the Victorian Railways began to make their own trains.

Significance

Relevant to the history of public transportation, social customs and manufacturing in Ballarat and Victoria.

Physical description

Paper; book.

Front cover: red background; sepia picture of a locomotive with men and a child; Phoenix logo; white and black text.

Inscriptions & markings

Front cover: title and authors' names.