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Negative - Sugar Beet Factory, Maffra, Victoria, circa 1925 Image Reg. No: MM 5882

Negative - Copy
Description Of Content:
The sugar beet factory at Maffra in Gippland, Victoria. Building demolished in 1964
Acquisition Information:
Copied from M. Halliday, 1988
Acknowledgement:
The Biggest Family Album of Australia, Museum Victoria
Discipline: Technology

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Tagged with: factories, sugar cane, vegetables
Themes this item is part of: Images & Image Making Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, The Biggest Family Album in Australia Collection
Primary Classification: MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRY
Secondary Classification: Food & Drinks - Sugar Refining
Tertiary Classification: buildings & grounds
Format: Negative: Black & White; 35 mm
Place & Date Depicted: Maffra, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, circa 1925

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Andrew Dixon Posted on 24 Jan 2013 3:23 PM
This factory was designed by the Richmond-based architect John A. B. Koch in 1897. Could a note be added to the record?
Source. W. Forge, (n.d.) "John A. B. Koch" (m.s.)
Andrew Dixon Posted on 29 Jan 2013 5:05 PM
Correction to information on the Architect:
John A. B. Koch was Melbourne-based.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._B._Koch

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