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Former Ordinance Factory
Cnr Gladstone & Kerr Streets,, SOUTH MELBOURNE VIC 3205 - Property No B6145
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A plain and unadorned single-storey brick factory with a corrugated iron saw-tooth roof and south-facing skylight windows constructed in 1938/39 for Johns and Waygood specifically for the manufacture of mortar bomb cases. The building is notable for presenting an almost unrelenting form to the street. It is a rare extant example of a purpose-built ordnance factory in private possession, and a stark reminder of the significant contribution made by Australian engineering
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B6145
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Demolished
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