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Industrialisation of Ausrtalia Steel & Iron

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  • Period: to

    Approximatly 5500 tons of Iron and Steel are imported and a further 7500 by the end of 1840.

  • Peter Russell took over the Sydney foundry and engineering works

  • first attempt at establishing smelting of iron and steel near Mittagong, NSW

  • Institute of engineering foundered

    Institute of engineering foundered
  • second attempt at estiblishing iron and steel smelting in Victoria

  • Victorian iron companay became Lal Lal mining Co.Ltd

  • Period: to

    Small blast furnace was built but in 1880 stoped operating

  • Smmelting plant near Mittagong,NSW closed

    Smmelting plant near Mittagong,NSW closed