Wonder how many towns named "Portland" were named after the cement that they produced ???
Went for a tour of the old Portland Cement works today.
Built in 1901, it provided a lot of Sydney, and 40% of the market in my state at one stage. Closed in 1992, not long after I moved up here.
Have done all sorts of machinations to get this to stand up, but the old silos are being painted at the present point in time...he's doing a flash job.
Rounded windows are 1901, the square ones came later in extensions. Second below is the front facaade of the "power house"
This was the space for one of the boilers. definitely firetube in it's original guise.
Turbine house...ran into a former workmate who did his apprenticeship there in the 60s...the cranes were entirely manual.
Behind vire of the powerhouse portion.
Crusher building, where the limestone was crushed for the process.
More to come If I can get them to load.
Went for a tour of the old Portland Cement works today.
Built in 1901, it provided a lot of Sydney, and 40% of the market in my state at one stage. Closed in 1992, not long after I moved up here.
Have done all sorts of machinations to get this to stand up, but the old silos are being painted at the present point in time...he's doing a flash job.
Rounded windows are 1901, the square ones came later in extensions. Second below is the front facaade of the "power house"
This was the space for one of the boilers. definitely firetube in it's original guise.
Turbine house...ran into a former workmate who did his apprenticeship there in the 60s...the cranes were entirely manual.
Behind vire of the powerhouse portion.
Crusher building, where the limestone was crushed for the process.
More to come If I can get them to load.