Historical information

The Albion Explosives Factory began as Commonwealth Defence Explosives Annexe No. 5, constructed rapidly in 1939–1940 as part of Australia’s WWII munitions expansion.

It was built adjacent to the long‑established Nobel / ICI explosives works at Deer Park and produced TNT, nitroglycerine, cordite, RDX, DNT, and related explosive compounds.

The history of the Albion Explosive Factory is tightly connected to the evolution of the Deer Park explosives precinct and the wider ICI industrial township.

Significance

This series of time elapsed photographs records the demolition of the ???? chimney by controlled demolition by explosive which safely brought the chimney down by making it to fall to one side.

Physical description

Digital scans of black and white negatives

Inscriptions & markings

Chimney Blown Up Explosive Factory Deer Park