Explosive Factory Barge Loading Gangway
2 CORDITE AVENUE MARIBYRNONG, MARIBYRNONG CITY
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Veterans Description for Public
Explosive Factory Barge Loading Gangway - Veterans Description for Public
During the 1940s, a Barge Loading Gangway was located at 2 Cordite Avenue, Maribyrnong. Barges were used to transport ammunition, explosives and other sundry items between Jacks Magazine, the Commonwealth Explosives factory and the Footscray Explosives Factory (formerly the Colonial Ammunition Company). The barges were tied along the river bank outside the Commonwealth explosives factory, and timber topped iron framed gangways hinged onto a rectangular iron frame were lowered on to the barges to enable the loading and unloading of cargo. Smoke barges were employed during armed conflicts to create a visual cover used to camouflage troop movements, and this area was also used to test smoke barges which had been primed at the explosives factory.
Heritage Inventory Description
Explosive Factory Barge Loading Gangway - Heritage Inventory Description
Two sets of collapsed irongangway frames are evident. The frames are rectangular in shape and about 4 m high and approximately 30 cm wide. One has evidence of a set of brick and cement stairs leading down to the waterline.
Gangways and access stairs.
Archeological Potential: Excellent
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CSIRO SOUTH H1 - HOMESTEAD SITEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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REMOUNT DEPOT BARRACKS AND STABLESVictorian Heritage Inventory
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RALEIGH HOMESTEAD SITEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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