Iron And Steel By Harry00x1 Jan 1, 1848 The First Attempt at Establishing Iron and Steel Smelting in Australia The First Attempt at Establishing Iron and Steel Smelting in Australia was made near Mittagong, Nsw. Jan 1, 1873 Another Smelting plant was made in Victoria With the formation of Victoria Iron Company - later to become Lal Lan Iron Mining co. Ltd in 1874 Jan 1, 1877 The Smelting Plant was not Ecinomical and closed