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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne
Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne

Kitchen candles

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The Society’s fabulous acquisition of photographs and artefacts from Symex (formerly Kitchens), are on display upstairs at the Port Melbourne Town Hall, 333 Bay St, Port Melbourne. (enter via Spring St south).

The very large photographs show not only Kitchens but the wider context of the site – Dunlops, the Port Melbourne Football Ground and other local landmarks. There is a photographic array of former proprietors of the firm over generations.

The generous donation of their display case has made possible the fine display of evocative products from an earlier age. My favourite is a  photograph, featured in the Society’s calendar a few years back, showing the industrial production of candles on a huge scale.

Symex is the last of Port Melbourne’s major industries and employers to close to make way for residential development.

 

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