W. Sandford Ltd

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Function: Smelters or Foundries and Manufacturing Industry

Location: New South Wales, Australia

William Sandford established W. Sandford Ltd soon after arriving from the UK in 1883. In the early 1900s Sandford took over the Lithgow Works (iron and steel ) on a seven year lease, but soon ran into financial difficulties.

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=A001544. [ Details ]

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