A000423
revised
AU-VU:EOAS
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation
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AACR2
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Corporate Body
created
2000-05-11
human
Ailie Smith
updated
2025-11-05
human
https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A000423b.htm
corporateBody
Australian Explosives and Chemical Company Ltd
AACR2
1875
1897
Start Place
Victoria, Australia
Ammunitions
Explosives or Weapons Industries
Chemical Industries
The Australian Explosives and Chemical Company began manufacturing explosives in Melbourne's outskirts (the area now known as Deer Park) in 1875. In 1897 the Company was purchased by Nobel, forming Nobel (Australasia) Ltd.
Gepp, Herbert William (1877 - 1954)
Chemist 1893 - 1905.
Nobel (Australasia) Ltd (1898? - 1926)
Trove
'Australian Explosives and Chemical Company Ltd', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
Australian Explosives and Chemical Company Ltd
Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation
Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988
Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
Technology in Australia 1788-1988
Online
Melbourne
Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
2000