Corporate Body

Australian Lithofracteur Company (Krebs Patent) Ltd (1870s - ?)

From: 1870s
Victoria, Australia
Functions: Chemical Industries and Manufacturing Industry

Summary

Australian Lithofracteur Company (Krebs Patent) Ltd was established during the 1870s. The high demand for explosives brought about by the gold rush and the heavy duties placed on imported dynamite created a need for local manufacture. Manufacturing began at a site in Kororoit Creek, now Deer Park, which was then outside Melbourne's suburbs and at a safe distance from housing.

Published resources

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475857. Details

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