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The first Australian-made bottle of Coca-Cola was made in 1938. [8] The Government Aircraft Factories was established in 1939 to manufacture aircraft in Australia. Manufacturing in Australia experienced an exceptional boom during World War II and the two decades that followed. [7] Local manufacturers were assisted by protectionist tariffs. [1]
The other major aircraft manufacturer, de Havilland Australia, had up to that time mainly assembled aircraft manufactured by its parent company imported into Australia as parts, commencing the delivery of 20 Tiger Moths, built from imported fuselages and locally manufactured wings, to the RAAF in May 1939. Total production in Australia to mid ...
The Welshpool manufacturing site was redeveloped and a new office complex built in 1982, however by 1986 due to significant decline in demand, the manufacture of Chamberlain tractors ceased. [ 1 ] In October 2024, a 5:1 scale sculpture of a 40K was unveiled at Carnamah, Western Australia , another of Australia's big things .
The Holden Elizabeth Plant was a vehicle manufacturing facility in Elizabeth, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, operated by Holden from 1963 until 2017. It succeeded the Woodville Plant as South Australia's main assembly facility. [1] The plant pressed and assembled bodies with engines from its Port Melbourne Plant in Victoria. [2]
The work of industrial archaeologists has led to greater public awareness of industrial heritage, including the creation of industry museums and the inclusion of sites on national and international historic cultural registers in many parts of the world.
The Tonsley Park plant was sold to Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and was run by Mitsubishi Motors Australia after Chrysler pulled out of Australian manufacturing in 1980. Production of the popular Sigma and Colt range of vehicles continued under the Mitsubishi name until the late-1980s, when production was switched exclusively to the Magna.
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Located at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. ASME brochure. 219: 2002 Howard Hughes Flying Boat, HK-1. The largest wood-constructed and the largest wingspan airplane ever built. 1947 McMinnville: Oregon United States Located at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. ASME brochure. 220: 2002 Pilatusbahn. The world's steepest cog railway. 1882 Mount ...