The A.R.C Cement Works, Geelong, in the early 1960s is faithfully captured here by Fred Daley, steam train enthusiast and 8mm home movie maker. Fred has recorded a moment in industry that - post 2000 - no longer exists, that of the use of powerful steam locomotives. With the ‘loco’ pulling people on this occasion and not cement, this is most likely a farewell celebration to the use of the engines at the Plant. Fred’s titles tell us it is “3ft 6 Gauge” and there is a close up on an engine name-plate indicating this engine had come all the way from Manchester and another “1903 Leeds, Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No. 646”, a smaller black engine that had obviously been a working machine at the Cement Works for many a year. There is a sense of this being quite an occasion with many people visiting to take pictures and enjoy the plumes of steam from these majestic work horses.
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In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 April 2019
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2003061
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industry - Social aspects
Amateur & Student Films → Amateur films
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Description and travel
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Steam-engines
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Colour
Holdings
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy