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2,110 photos and 32 illustrations tagged industry, from 38 members of Flickr Commons.

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• British Library 28 photos & illustrations
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• State Library of New South Wales 26 photos & illustrations
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Looking across the Auditorium at the Paramount Theatre, Newcastle

from North East Museums

• Ann Chapman said:

  A tragedy that this building was not considered worthy to be saved

Hudson's Timber yard, Blackwattle Bay, Sydney, ca. 1920-1925

from State Library of New South Wales

• 9 older comments, and then…
• beachcomber australia said:

  Had to look up what that tower on the right was - the shot tower of lead works in Glebe, built 1902, demolished ca. 1950.
  glebesociety.org.au/forgotten-glebe-the-shot-tower/

• beachcomber australia said:

  " ... The very high shot-tower just erected on the Glebe side of Wentworth Park by Messrs. G. E. Crane and Sons, at their lead works, is not only the greatest landmark in the low-lying portions of the suburbs, but is the most attractive and convincing monument in the metropolis of the coming of a new era in Sydney. ..."
  1903 Hype! - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228521299?searchTerm=%...

• covid convict said:

  beachcomber australia I thought it might have been a lighthouse built in the wrong place by mistake (!)

• State Library of New South Wales said:

  I was wondering just that myself - it appears in a number of other photos in the collection as well so thanks for the update

• Michael Gschwind said:

  Glückwunsch zu Explore !

Workers and models at the Pacific Chenille Craft Co., 218-220 Henderson Road, Alexandria, Sydney, 1941

from State Library of New South Wales

• Stephen said:

  What a fantastic slice of history. Excellent.

• Highranger said:

  Chenille = French for Caterpillar. I remember these growing up in the 60s when visiting old fashioned houses.

• Fred J Carss said:

  Remember bedspreads made of it. Very soft.