1006273
- TitleTorpedo wagons and Loco, 2000 / painting by Jeff Rigby
- Call numberXV/191
- Level of descriptionitem
- Date
2000 - Type of material
- Reference code1006273
- Physical Description1 painting - gouache on paper - visible image 34.8 x 60 cm, on paper 44.5 x 66 cm
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Work began on the construction of the BHP Co. Ltd. Iron and Steelworks at Port Waratah Newcaste on 3 January 1913. The Steelworks Act of 1912 had decreed that the works be built in five years, it was completed in less than half that time. Following the production of the first rail on 24 April 1915, the works were officially opened by the Governor General on 2 June 1915. In April 1997 the intent to close the Newcastle Steelworks was announced. In 1999 the steelworks closed and in 2001, the site, its plant and equipment were dismantled, removed and demolished.
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http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritage (accessed 09/02/2017) - Scope and ContentGouache painting, 2000, from the artists BHP Newcastle Steelworks series in the Places of Industry collection, 2006
- Access Conditions
Access via appointment - Copying ConditionsCopyright status:: In copyright - Life of artist plus 70 years
Copyright holder:: Jeff Rigby
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Jeff Rigby - General note
Exhibited in 'Places of Industry; When Workers Unite', Trades and Labor Council, Broken Hill, 2006 - Signatures / Inscriptions
Signed and dated lower right 'Jeff Rigby 2000'. Inscribed lower right margin, 'Torpedo wagons and Loco'. - Subject
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