Summary
An internal, all staff memo, called a 'Kodakgram', dated 31 Oct 1989. It was sent from Ed Woods, Chairman and Manager of Kodak Australasia to all Kodak employees. It reports on the receipt of a Government bounty of up to $12 million a year for three years, given to Kodak to support the continued manufacture of Kodak film in Australia.
Steve Brain worked as a production engineer for Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd for 25 years.
This document was donated as part of the Kodak Oral History Project. It complements the Kodak Heritage Collection of products, promotional materials, photographs and working life artefacts collected from Kodak Australasia in 2005, when the Melbourne manufacturing plant at Coburg closed down.
Physical Description
Single A4 page with black text and yellow header and footer.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Steve R. Brain, 27 Nov 2013
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Organisation Named
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Elizabeth Street, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 Oct 1989
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Author
Mr Edward Woods - Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., 31 Oct 1989
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Inscriptions
Printed, black ink: 'KODAKGRAM / Important information for Kodak Employees / Dear Fellow Employees, / I am pleased to be able to tell you that last night the Minister for Industry, / Technology and Commerce, Senator Button, announced a three-year support / package which secures the future of our Sensitising operations. / [...] A press conference on the issue was held this morning at Coburg. Videos of / this even will be available later in the week through your managers. / [signature] / E.G Woods / Chairman and Managing Director. 31 October, 1989.'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Correspondence
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Overall Dimensions
210 mm (Width), 297 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photography, Factories, Finances, Correspondence, Making History - Kodak Collection
