NEW INDUSTRY
SPINDLES FOR MELBOURNE
LONDON, 11th August,
"Five years ago I was a stationmaster on the Victorian railways, and my brother-in-law, Mr. Davies, was an income tax official," says Mr. F. Coop, who is superintending the removal to Australia of 7000 ring spindles and complementary machinery, formerly the equipment of the Albert cotton mill at Heywood, Lancashire.
"We decided to become manufacturers," Mr. Coop stated. "We put in £500 each, and borrowed another £.500 from my father. With these spindles wo will take, in Australian raw cotton at our mills in Lincoln's Square, Carlton, Melbourne, and. turn out finished underwear, shirts, and pyjamas. "The first shipment has already loft for Melbourne, and others will follow. We are sending out two Lancashire) operators, one to tako charge of the plant, and the other to look over the preparation of the material. We will use electrical power instead of the steam which was used at Heywood."
The Albert Mill belonged to David Healy and Son, Ltd., who installed a £10,000 plant in 1925, but it did not work for more than three months. Tho equipment to bo shipped to Australia weighs 230 tons.
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 47, 23 August 1930, Page 9
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