Raleigh's Boiling Down Works
Francis and Hyde Streets YARRAVILLE, Maribyrnong City
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Statement of Significance
The site of Raleigh's Boiling-down Works and the Victorian Meat Preserving Company, constructed in 1891, at Francis and Hyde Streets, Yarraville.
How is it Significant?The site of Raleigh's Boiling-down Works and the Victorian Meat Preserving Company are of local historic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.
Why is it Significant?Historically, Raleigh's Boiling-down Works is significant as the known site of one of the earliest meat processing plants in the Colony, and as a link with the major meat processing industry development which followed in the Western Region.The Victorian Meat Preserving Company is significant as the known site of one of only seven meat preserving works set up in Melbourne in a brief period within the 1860s. (AHC criterion A4)
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Raleigh's Boiling Down Works - Physical Description 1
The Victorian Meat Preserving Company site is an archaeological site only with the Mobil tank farm covering the site. The building foundations and wharf of the Victoria Meat Preserving complex will lie beneath the tanks and the bund on the north side of the Stony Creek Backwash.
The Raleigh's Boiling-down Works archaeological site is in the City of Maribyrnong and located within the Pivot Fertiliser complex.
Boundary Description:
The existing title land holding the Mobil tank farm, Melway 42C11- precise extent to be determined by archaeological examination based on the MMBW Record Plan cited.
Raleigh's Boiling Down Works - Integrity
External Condition
Substantially destroyed or removed
External Integrity
Low - archaeological potential only
Raleigh's Boiling Down Works - Physical Description 2
Context
Part of the Spotswood Industrial Precinct, set near a river frontage on flat land, now surrounded by more recent industrial development.
Raleigh's Boiling Down Works - Historical Australian Themes
Making Suburbs
Raleigh's Boiling Down Works - Physical Description 3
Associations
Joseph Raleigh
Heritage Study and Grading
Hobsons Bay - Hobsons Bay Heritage Study
Author: Hobsons Bay City Council
Year: 2006
Grading:
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SUN THEATREVictorian Heritage Register H0679
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STATE SAVINGS BANKVictorian Heritage Register H0723
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CSR COMPLEXVictorian Heritage Register H1311
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