BRICK PRESSED STATE BRICKWORKS

1913 - 1964
Overview

Rectangle machine pressed red brick. 2 square frogs on top with moulded text on top. [S] in first frog and [B] in second.

Historical information

Machine pressed brick made at the State Brickworks in Byford. The brickworks operated from 1913-1964. The brickworks was part of a series of government factories started in the early 1900s by the Labor Government.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-COA2012.18
Item type
Material
Width
230 mm
Height or length
110 mm
Depth
80 mm
Inscriptions and markings

[S] [B]

Place made
Byford
Western Australia
Australia
Statement of significance

Brickmaking has been an important industry within the City of Armadale from the early to mid 1800s to today. It started with families making hand pressed bricks from locally sourced clay for homes and community buildings. In the late 1890s and early 1900s commercial production of machine made bricks started and soon the district was supplying bricks for the entire state. In 1913 the Scaddan Labor Government opened the first government brickworks Byford. It was a part of a program of government operated factories opened during this period.

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Comparative significance criteria
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City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

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