Summary
5 page document dating to mid-1960 describing Kodak Australasia operations in the lead up to the 1961 opening of the company's new Coburg factory. It is titled 'Features of the Coburg Development'. Sections include Credits, Layout, Buildings and Cleanliness.
One of 8 documents in a file containing typed notes relating to the history of Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd, prepared by the company mid-1960. The notes include 'Some Notes on the Kodak Organization in Australia', 'Some Kodak Sensitized Materials and their Applications', 'Notes on Kodak (Coburg) Plant and Operations', 'Reel Production and Sundries', Research Laboratory', 'Amenities Building', 'Features of Emulsion Coating', and 'Features of the Coburg Development'.
Part of a collection of research material and artefacts assembled by former Kodak Australasia employee Nigel Beale while he was writing Kodak's company history in the 1980s.
Kodak manufactured and distributed a wide range of photographic products to Australasia, such as film, paper, chemicals, cameras and miscellaneous equipment. Its client base included amateur and professional photographers, as well as specialist medical, educational, defence, scientific and graphic art professionals who used photography, x-ray and other imaging techniques.
Physical Description
5 page document, typed text, stapled in top left corner.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Barbara Beale, 07 Mar 2012
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Date Created
mid-1960
This document was probably produced in the lead-up to when the company's new factory in Coburg was opened in April 1961. Information in the document and its related parts suggest this item likely dates to mid-1960, and no later than April 1961. -
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Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Correspondence
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Manufacturing, Photography, Factories, Construction, Buildings, Architecture, Architects, Builders, Engineers