Corporate Body

Phoenix Foundry Co Ltd (1854 - 1900s)

From
1854
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
To
1900s
Functions
Smelters or Foundries
Location
Ballarat, Victoria

Summary

Established in 1854, the Phoenix Foundry built locomotives in Ballarat during the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1870 the firm was incorporated as the Phoenix Foundry Co. Ltd.

Archival resources

Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc

  • Charles George Weickhardt : Notes on the history of engineering firms in Victoria, c. 1950 - 2000, MS 000036 (Box 017-1); Weickhardt, Charles George Talbot (George) (1906 - 2000); Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • Phoenix Foundry Co. Ltd. - Records, 1885 - 1906, 64/16; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

Resources

See also

Ailie Smith

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