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In 1972 Midland Brick developed and introduced the first commercial pavers into Western Australia. [4] [5] The first of these were used in the construction of the Perth Concert Hall and are still in place today. [4] [5] The firm was said to have promoted the Perth tradition of building double-brick homes.
The Perth City Council operated the quarry following Statham's death [5] and material from the quarry was used as street paving in Perth during the early 1900s. [4] The rocks for the groyne at City Beach also came from the quarry. [6] There was also a clay quarry operation known as Statham's in Glen Forrest which was a brickworks.
The Great Depression had a severe impact on the brick manufacturing industry. In response, the NSW Brick Master's Association dispensed unnecessary yards in order to make brick manufacturing more efficient and economic. The Brickworks Limited company was created, and focused on marketing and distributing bricks and clay products. [citation needed]
The mixture was then sent through an extruder to make bricks, which were cut and left to dry inside the immense drying sheds. Once dried out, the bricks – which were already hard – were arranged in the kilns, covered with powdered coal, and fired. The powdered coal would get between the gaps in the bricks, ensuring all were properly fired.
Whitemans Brick was a brick manufacturing company in Middle Swan in Western Australia. It was a company owned by Lou Whiteman. [1] His son, Manton Lewis Cyril Whiteman, took over the business after his father died. The land on which the operations were located were expanded in the 1920s. [2]
The Ascot Brick Works is a heritage listed former brick works located in Ascot, Western Australia. [1] The brick works were constructed between 1929 and 1950 and used by Bristile until they ceased operations at the site in 1982.
Caversham is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Swan.. It contains many wineries as part of the Swan Valley wine region. [2] It is the location of brick and tile manufacturers, with Brisbane & Wunderlich establishing a tile manufacturing factory in 1953.
Stannage, C. T The people of Perth : a social history of Western Australia's capital city Perth : Carroll's for Perth City Council, 1979. ISBN 0-909994-86-2; Witcomb A and Gregory K From the Barracks to the Burrup: the National Trust in Western Australia University of New South Wales Press Ltd, Sydney. 2010. ISBN 9781-921410-24-6
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