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Jack's Magazine (Ammunition Factory)

Other Name Saltwater River Powder Magazine Location Gordon Street,, FOOTSCRAY VIC 3011 - Property No B5837 File Number B5837 Level State

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Statement of Significance

A powder magazine complex with original buildings of exceptional size and massive bluestone construction, reflecting the aspirations of the colony and aspects of a now obsolete technology. The canal by which the complex was serviced is unusual in Australian terms, and forms a part of the Classification, as do the tramway lines, the blast mounds, perimeter walls, and the more modest brick magazines of the early twentieth century.
Classified: 06/08/1987