34 - Technical References - Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited Guide to Records

Series 34 - Technical References

Date Range	c. 1946 - 1991?
Quantity	24 cm, 13 files, folders, book and chart
Provenance	Development - PMA Ltd
Description	Series 34 includes technical papers and photographs, details of apparatus and methods from Parr Instrument Company, and information on a proposed expansion at the Laverton plant. Also includes a large number of documents from or related to Australian Standards and the Standards Association of Australia. Many of these papers look to have been distributed to D. R. Harris or D. K Grant, or are marked with their names.

Inventory Listing

34-1	Technical Service to Industry - I.G. Farbenindustrie A.G. Manufacture of Intermediaries for Dyestuffs (Part Nos. I. & II.)
	Published by the Commonwealth of Australia - Secondary Industries Division - Ministry of Post-War Reconstruction - 203 Collins Street, Melbourne. A label attached to the outside of the front cover reads "ICIANZ Central Library - No. 9936 - Category:- B". Creator Pigments Plant at Laverton Date range c. 1946 Quantity 3 cm, 1 book Formats General Publications Inventory Identifier PMA0191 Box Number 63 Series 34
34-2	Parr - Manual Number 121 - Peroxide Bomb - Apparatus and Methods
	Published by Parr Instrument Company, Moline, Illinois. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1950 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file Formats General Publications and Lists Inventory Identifier PMA1001 Box Number 63 Series 34
34-3	Parr - Apparatus and Parts Price Lists - July 1, 1971
	Published by Parr Instrument Company, Moline, Illinois. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1971 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file Formats General Publications and Lists Inventory Identifier PMA1143 Box Number 63 Series 34
34-4	Peterson, C. W., "The Manufacture of Monastral Pigments", Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand Limited, July, 1959
	A label attached to the outside of the front cover reads "ICIANZ Central Library - No. 24860 - Category:- A/R". Document sent by D. J. L. Solman [?] to Mr L. C. Bridgland - Dyes & Fabrics Gp. [Group] - 8th Floor - 22/9/59". The first page of the document inside the folder has been stamped "Confidential - Restricted". Creator Pigments Plant at Laverton Date range 1959 Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 file Formats Published Reports Inventory Identifier PMA0013 Box Number 63 Series 34
34-5	ICI - Pigments for Paint
	A large wall chart of ICI colours. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1979 Quantity 0.2 cm, 1 chart Formats Charts Inventory Identifier PMA1002 Box Number 63 Series 34
34-6	Pigments Project - Special Testing Methods	Image >>
	A label attached to the inside of the front cover reads "ICIANZ Central Library - 1061/79 - Method Books - Laverton". The document begins with a page titled "Index of Pigment Testing Methods". Creator Development - Pigments Plant at Laverton Date range c. 1961 Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 file Inventory Identifier PMA0193 Box Number 63 Series 34
34-7	Standards Association of Australia - Special Joint Meeting of Committee CH/3 - Paints and Related Materials - Minutes, and Other Papers Part 1 of 4
	Many of the Standards Association of Australia papers, letters and minutes are marked Mr. D. H. Harris or Mr. D. K. Grant. Includes minutes, correspondence, copies of Australian Standards, drafts for Australian Standards, brochures, etc. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1980 - 1984 Quantity 1 cm, 1 file Formats General Publications, General Correspondence, Drafts, Minutes and Agendas, Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents and Proposals and/or Submissions Inventory Identifier PMA0999 Box Number 63 Series 34
34-8	Standards Association of Australia - Special Joint Meeting of Committee CH/3 - Paints and Related Materials - Minutes, and Other Papers Part 2 of 4
	Many of the Standards Association of Australia papers, letters and minutes are marked Mr. D. H. Harris or Mr. D. K. Grant. Includes minutes, correspondence, copies of Australian Standards, drafts for Australian Standards, brochures, etc. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1980 - 1984 Quantity 1 cm, 1 file Formats General Publications, General Correspondence, Drafts, Minutes and Agendas, Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents and Proposals and/or Submissions Inventory Identifier PMA1144 Box Number 63 Series 34
34-9	Standards Association of Australia - Special Joint Meeting of Committee CH/3 - Paints and Related Materials - Minutes, and Other Papers Part 3 of 4
	Many of the Standards Association of Australia papers, letters and minutes are marked Mr. D. H. Harris or Mr. D. K. Grant. Includes minutes, correspondence, copies of Australian Standards, drafts for Australian Standards, brochures, etc. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1980 - 1984 Quantity 1 cm, 1 file Formats General Publications, General Correspondence, Drafts, Minutes and Agendas, Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents and Proposals and/or Submissions Inventory Identifier PMA1145 Box Number 63 Series 34
34-10	Standards Association of Australia - Special Joint Meeting of Committee CH/3 - Paints and Related Materials - Minutes, and Other Papers Part 4 of 4
	Many of the Standards Association of Australia papers, letters and minutes are marked Mr. D. H. Harris or Mr. D. K. Grant. Includes minutes, correspondence, copies of Australian Standards, drafts for Australian Standards, brochures, etc. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1980 - 1984 Quantity 1 cm, 1 file Formats General Publications, General Correspondence, Drafts, Minutes and Agendas, Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents and Proposals and/or Submissions Inventory Identifier PMA1146 Box Number 63 Series 34
34-11	Technisearch Ltd - Thermographic Investigation of Plant Steam Lines, Boilers, Driers, Oil Heating System and Electrical Facilities
	Report Prepared by John Podolak. This report was prepared following a thermographic survey of the Laverton pigment plant. As outlined in the Introduction, the purpose of the survey includes "to provide thermographic information which will be analysed and used to study the energy consumption of the plant". A cover letter from Technisearch Limited - Administration - Research and Development Division is addressed to Mr. L. E. Rowley, Senior Development Chemist, Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Ltd. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1979 Quantity 1 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Reports, Loose Notes, Published Reports and Mounted Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA0998 Box Number 64 Series 34
34-12	Proposed Phthalocyanine Expansion at Laverton Site - Information Required for Works Approval - ICI Australia Engineering Pty Ltd
	Marked DRH [Mr. D. R. Harris]. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1986 Quantity 2 cm, 1 file Formats Reports, Published Reports and Drawings Inventory Identifier PMA0997 Box Number 64 Series 34
34-13	Methods of Incorporating Solsperse Agents In Inks, and Other Technical Photographs
	Photographs of technical charts, graphs and diagrams which appear to be part of a presentation. Many of these reference "Solsperse Agents" and related subjects. Also includes illustrative photographs of various apsects of the pigment manufacturing process. Creator Development - PMA Ltd Date range 1960? - 1991?, No dates. Quantity 1 cm, 1 folder Formats Loose Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA1000 Box Number 64 Series 34

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