Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 23 minutes ago
The western suburbs of Melbourne were home to massive, sprawling factories and industrial areas related to the research, storage and manufacture of munitions. They played significant roles for Australia and the Commonwealth in particular over their many decades of service. One of the best known and most intact today is the Maribyrnong Explosives Factory.
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MORE INFORMATION
Heritage reports on the sites: https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/files/assets/public/planning-services-documents/city-strategy/heritage/volume_3_industrial.pdf
WW2 at Home website summary: https://wwiiathome.com.au/efm.html
Museums Victoria article: https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/1327
My website: philipmallis.com
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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive and continuing connection to land, water and country.
The western suburbs of Melbourne were home to massive, sprawling factories and industrial areas related to the research, storage and manufacture of munitions. They played significant roles for Australia and the Commonwealth in particular over their many decades of service. One of the best known and most intact today is the Maribyrnong Explosives Factory.
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MORE INFORMATION
Heritage reports on the sites: https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/files/assets/public/planning-services-documents/city-strategy/heritage/volume_3_industrial.pdf
WW2 at Home website summary: https://wwiiathome.com.au/efm.html
Museums Victoria article: https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/1327
My website: philipmallis.com
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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive and continuing connection to land, water and country.
