Victorian Heritage Bricks, Brick Makers and Brick Works

Friday, February 21, 2014

Blackburn Brick and Tile Company Limited

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  The Blackburn Brick Co. was established off Whitehorse Road at 33 Alfred Street Blackburn.  The works were located  near the railway...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Clifton Brick

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“Clifton Creams” were one of the best-known bricks in their day.  Look around at all those 60s cream brick veneer houses around Melbou...
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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Baxter & McKell

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Abraham Baxter (Snr) and John Mc Kell acquired the brick works in Stamford Road Oakleigh in 1908 from Henry Ethell.   John McKell had ...
Saturday, January 4, 2014

Historic Brick Collection

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There are a couple of groups on the web chasing information about this document.  Since I subscribe to Groucho Marx' principle of n...
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Monday, December 30, 2013

Northcote Brick Company Limited

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The Northcote Patent Brickworks first appear in the Sands and MacDougall Directory in 1876.  They were the forerunner of the Northcote Bri...
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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Wilsmore

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John Braisted Wilsmore was born on the 1 st of June 1831 at West Mersea in Essex and migrated to Victoria in 1858.  He began working a...
Saturday, December 21, 2013

Manallack, Thomas

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Thomas Manallack is generally believed to be the first brick maker in Brunswick.  He was born in Sithney, Cornwall (where the name is rec...
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I am not, repeat not a potter, nor do I have an academic interest in ceramics as others do. Like many people, I browse markets, garage sales, second hand and opportunity shops. I gradually accumulated a lot of cheap Australian ceramics, including the odd ramekin. I became more interested in these fascinating little bowls, accumulating hundreds in the process. Most were made by Australian artists, some by quite famous people like Arthur and Guy Boyd. These little bowls are both functional and decorative, recalling a part of our history that is fast disappearing. Unlike a lot of collectors, I am compiling complete pre-loved sets, wherever possible, not just individual pieces. I hope to save them and their stories from oblivion. Lately I have become involved in compiling the history of various brick companies as well.
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