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The furnaces, workshops and chimneys of the Fitz Roy Iron Works at Mittagong, photographed during one of Australia’s earliest attempts at large-scale iron production. Thousands of people probably shop directly above the remains of Australia’s first ironworks without knowing it.
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Industry & Infrastructure
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Other / Unclassified
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Public (Free Access)
Coordinates
-34.4520, 150.4438
Location
Highlands Marketplace, 197 Old Hume Highway, Mittagong NSW 2575
Photo year
1870
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Australia’s First Ironworks — Fitz Roy Iron Works, Mittagong
1870 • Highlands Marketplace, 197 Old Hume Highway, Mittagong NSW 2575
Discover the site of Australia’s First Ironworks — Fitz Roy Iron Works, Mittagong. Operating around 1870, its remains now lie beneath the Highlands Marketplace.
The furnaces, workshops and chimneys of the Fitz Roy Iron Works at Mittagong, photographed during one of Australia’s earliest attempts at large-scale iron production. Thousands of people probably shop directly above the remains of Australia’s first ironworks without knowing it.
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