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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: BOC GASES, AERIAL VIEW

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c. 1965

Overview

Coloured gloss aerial photograph of BOC Gases, at Jolimont, corner of Tighe and Price Streets. Main office, brick construction, on the street corner, outer workshops, truck loading, and gas making facilities occupy the remainder of the site. Humes factory site to the left and above, Westate Transport to the right, Winterbottoms factory below. formerly Westox Oxygen Co. Ltd

Historical information

Formerly called Westox Oxygen Co. Ltd and CIG (Commonwealth Industrial Gases) before becoming BOC Gases. Company closed and relocated in 2001. Demolished 2002.
Subiaco Redevelopment Authority will relocate to Northbridge in 2005

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-2004.127

Item type

Material

Photographic Materials

Width

505 mm

Height or length

405 mm

Keywords

BOC Gases (Compressed Gases Site)

Price Street, Jolimont

Tighe Street, Jolimont

Westgate Transport

Westox Oxygen Co. Ltd

Year

Statement of significance

Factory in former Subiaco-Jolimont industrial area now redeveloped for housing (Subiaco Rise)

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