2 - Plant Construction And Operation - Material On Display - Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited Guide to Records

Series 2 - Plant Construction And Operation - Material On Display

Date Range	1945 - 1991?
Quantity	17 cm, 16 files and folders
Provenance	Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd)
Description	The records in this series were on display at the Laverton plant and span its full history. They include early records such as plans, photographs of scale models and plant construction works, as well as operational papers, minutes, staff photographs and colour sample cards. To view a picture of colour sample cards on a display board at the plant see Series 12, Item 4 (PMA1052), colour slide number 22: 'Colour Slides of PMA Factory, October 1987'. The provenance of Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited has been assigned to this series as it was not possible to determine a finer provenance attribution. Also included are files pre-dating the formation of PMA Ltd, which have been assigned the provenance of Pigments Plant at Laverton.
Related Series
Related	12 Colour Slides 1958 - 1989?

Inventory Listing

2-1	Plans - Shire of Werribee (1945), and Laverton Site - Proposed Development Scheme (1960)
	Two plans. Creator Pigments Plant at Laverton Date range 1945 - 1960 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file Formats Drawings and/or Plans Inventory Identifier PMA0119 Box Number 4 Series 2
2-2	Planning Application Papers Including Plan
	Plans, correspondence and government forms related to the construction and set up of the pigments plant at Laverton. Records in this inventory item are those of Industrial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand. Creator Pigments Plant at Laverton Date range 1960 - 1962 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Drawings and/or Plans, Legal Documents and Forms Inventory Identifier PMA0121 Box Number 4 Series 2
2-3	Photographs of Storm Water Drainage Construction and Other Site Features, and of Model of Plant Display Board No. 1
	Creator Pigments Plant at Laverton Date range 1961 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 folder Formats Loose Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA0124 Box Number 4 Series 2
2-4	Construction Photographs 1961-1962 and Staff Photograph 1980s Display Board No. 2
	Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1961 - 1990? Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 folder Formats Loose Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA0125 Box Number 4 Series 2
2-5	Construction Photographs 1961 and Azo Extension Photograph 1976 Display Board No. 3
	Subjects include azo ovens, azo blenders and water storage tanks. Traces construction from early days to near completion of plant. Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1961 - 1976 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 folder Formats Loose Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA0126 Box Number 4 Series 2
2-6	Site Photographs and Photograph of Artistic Impression of Plant Display Board No. 4
	Includes photographs of a rock blast, aerial photographs of the plant, and photographs of the completed plant. Creator Pigments Plant at Laverton Date range c. 1961 - c. 1964 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 folder Formats Loose Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA0127 Box Number 4 Series 2
2-7	Photographs of Factory In Construction and Opening Inspection Display Board No. 5
	Creator Pigments Plant at Laverton Date range 1961 - 1962 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 folder Formats Loose Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA0128 Box Number 4 Series 2
2-8	Early Factory and Laboratory Photographs Display Board No. 6
	Includes photographs of people at work in the laboratory and on the factory floor. Creator Pigments Plant at Laverton Date range 1961 - 1964 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 folder Formats Loose Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA0129 Box Number 4 Series 2
2-9	Colour Contact Prints of Factory c.1963 and Other Photographs Display Board No. 7
	This item includes: Colour contact prints that appear to be for use in an Annual Report 1963; Photographs of the aftermath of 1969 fires; A portrait of an unidentified man; Pictures of a site visit; A photograph of the following group of textile industry representatives: Mr R. Heila (Wangaratta Woollen Mills); J. Anderson (RMIT), A. G. Morrison (Yarra Falls); L. W. Jones (Dyecraft); E. Charlesworth (Wangaratta Woollen Mills); B. Bibley (Dairies Coop & Co Ltd); D. B. Green (ICIANZ). Creator Pigments Plant at Laverton Date range 1962 - 1969 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 folder Formats Loose Notes and Loose Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA0130 Box Number 4 Series 2
2-10	Site Photograph and Contact Prints of Site Visit Display Board No. 8
	Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1961 - c. 1978 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 folder Formats Loose Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA0131 Box Number 4 Series 2
2-11	May - 1987 - Extension PMA Azo Drying Room, and Other Photographs Display Board No. 9
	Includes photographs of damage resulting from an accident at the plant in 1977. Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range c. 1977 - c. 1987 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 folder Formats Loose Notes, Loose Photographic Prints and Mounted Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA0132 Box Number 4 Series 2
2-12	Snippets of Pigments Plant Life - As Seen Through Minolta Lenses
	This item features a label with the title shown above, assumed to have been used on a display board. Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1980? - 1991? Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 folder Formats Mounted Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA0123 Box Number 4 Series 2
2-13	ICIANZ - Pigments Plant Laverton - Monthly Review Meeting Minutes - March 1962, and Other Papers
	Includes documents about the safety record of Industrial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand (ICIANZ), and a press release regarding test runs of equipment at the Laverton plant of ICIANZ. Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1961 - 1971 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 folder Formats General Correspondence, Memoranda, Minutes and Agendas, News Clippings and Loose Notes Inventory Identifier PMA0122 Box Number 4 Series 2
2-14	List of Pigments from Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited, and Other Papers
	Circulars and correspondence on technical and procedural issues. Records in this inventory item are primarily those of Industrial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand. Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1961 - 1970 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 folder Formats Loose Notes and Photocopied Documents Inventory Identifier PMA0120 Box Number 4 Series 2
2-15	Colour Sample Cards for Phthalo Dyes (Monsperse)
	Includes two labels which read "Phthalo" and "Monsperse". Also includes papers that document the loan of paint sample cards from this item and from item PMA0118 to Museum Victoria in November 2005, returned in October 2007. Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1979 - 1990 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 folder Formats Samples or Specimens Inventory Identifier PMA0117 Box Number 4 Series 2
2-16	Colour Sample Cards for Azo Dyes
	Includes three labels, which read "Azo", "2B", and "5B". Also includes papers that document the loan of paint sample cards from this item and from item PMA0117 to Museum Victoria. Museum Victoria received the records in April 2002. Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1983 - 1987 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 folder Formats Samples or Specimens Inventory Identifier PMA0118 Box Number 4 Series 2

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Listed by Barbara Cytowicz, Ann McCarthy, Gavan McCarthy, Michael Jones, Rachel Tropea
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