Summary
An internal, staff memo sent from Ed Woods, Chairman and Manager of Kodak Australasia to all Kodak employees. It describes the case being put forward by Kodak for the grant of a Government bounty to support the continuation of Kodak manufacturing in Australia. Attached is an 8 page report by Will Fraser, Director and Manager of the Kodak Consumer Imaging Division, titled 'A Clearer Picture of Kodak's Factory Support Case'. This was originally prepared for Photo Forum Magazine.
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
A4 printed paper pages, black and white, stapled in top left corner.
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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, 27 Oct 1989
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Author
Mr Edward Woods - Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., Elizabeth Street, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 Oct 1989
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Inscriptions
First page, printed, black ink: '[Kodak 'K' logo] / 27 October 1989 / MEMO TO: ALL KODAK EMPLOYEES / SUBJECT: MANUFACTURING SUPPORT PROGRAM / I thought the attached article on the subject of our efforts to / preserve the manufacturing and export operations here at Coburg / would be of wide interest to all Kodak people. / [...] Kodak (Australasia) PTY. LTD. / Incorporated in Victoria.'
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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
