Chemical Plant

Provenance

Camera: NIKON D7000
Lens: 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Settings: 36mm · f/22.0 · 1/40 · ISO 400
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

A green fibreglass scrubber tower and galvanised ducting cluster against the brick exterior of the Bradmill denim mill. An overhead pipe bridge spans the service lane. Maersk containers stack beyond the fence line.

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01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title: Chemical Plant
Series: Bradmill Denim
Catalogue: BDE-002
Process: Giclée
Captured: 6 November 2011
Camera: NIKON D7000
Lens: 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture: f/22.0
Shutter: 1/40 s
ISO: 400
Focal length: 36 mm
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size: 290 × 200 mm
Location: Yarraville, Victoria, Australia
Authenticity: C2PA verified provenance →
Recognised by: Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards

02 LOCATION

Yarraville, Victoria, Australia

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03 THE STORY

About this print

A green fibreglass scrubber tower and galvanised ducting cluster against the brick exterior of one of the Bradmill mill buildings at Yarraville. An overhead pipe bridge spans the service lane between buildings. Maersk shipping containers are stacked beyond the fence line, part of the post-operations use of the site. The mill brick is dark with age, the scrubber tower paint still holding its colour.

Bradmill at Yarraville carried out cotton spinning, weaving, dyeing and finishing for denim and workwear fabrics. The site was the third-largest water user in the state of Victoria at peak operation, with the dye house and associated chemical plant carrying the loads. Bradmill Industries Ltd ran in receivership in the early 2000s and the Yarraville site was shuttered around 2002. The 18.7-hectare site is being redeveloped as Bradmill Yarraville by Frasers Property Australia and Irongate.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A green dust extraction unit stands bolted to the red brick facade of a factory building. Aluminium ductwork curves overhead, crossing the gap between two large industrial sheds. The concrete road between them is cracked and weed-choked. Maersk shipping containers sit stacked in the middle distance. Two stop signs mark an intersection no one uses. The sky is flat and grey.

Brett Patman

The series

Bradmill Denim

2011 · 27 photographs

The Bradford family founded Bradford Cotton Mills in Sydney in 1927. The company expanded into Victoria in 1940, began producing denim in 1945, and grew into Bradmill Industries Ltd. The Yarraville factory on Francis Street was the country's only indigo denim mill.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

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