A review of McPherson's Proprietary Limited, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth : 1860-1944

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McPherson's Limited
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MCL BUS 177
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Melbourne : A.E. Keating & Co., 1944
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Mc. Pherson's 1
Review of MCPHERSON'S 3
Collins Street premises about 1900 4
Foreword... 4
First Bolt Works 5
Foundry 6
Foundry Interior 7
pattern Sop 7
Ajax Pump Works 8
Ajax Pump Works. Fitting and Assembling Bay 9
Ajax Pump Works. Machining Bay 9
Ajax Pump Works 10
Ajax Pump Works & Foundry Dining Hall 10
Associated Machine Tools Australia Pty. Lid. 11
Drawing Offices 12
Gauge Room 12
Heat Treatment 13
Jig Boring Machine 13
"Tungstaloy" Cemented Carbide Tools 14
Grinding Section 15
Showing Grinding of Lathe Bed 16
Surface Grinding Machine 16
Large Butler Planer 17
Open-Sided Butler Crank Planers 17
"Orcutt" Gear Grinding Machine 18
Testing Gears on a "Parkson" Gear Tester 18
"Macson" Lathe 19
Assembly and Testing of "Amta-Ward" Capstan Lathes 19
General View of Main Shop 20
Dining Room 22
Kitchen 22
Portion of Steel Racks 23
Special Steels used in Manufacture of Lathes 23
Products of Associated Machine Tools Australia Pty. Ltd. 24
"Macson" Standard Lathe 25
All Geared Haed Lathe 25
All Geared Head Lathe 25
All Geared Head Lathe 25
"Macson" Special Lathes 26
All Geared Head Lathe, with Turret 26
All Geared Lathe 26
All Geared Lathe 26
Amta-Ward Lathes 27
Amta-Ward No. 2 Capstan Lathe 27
Amta-Ward No. 3a Capstan Lathe 27
No. 7 "Amta-Ward" Combination Turret Lathe 28
Bolt Works, Richmind, Victoria 29
Bolt Works, Alexandria, N.S.W. 30
Hot Nut Tapping Machines 31
Part of one of Several Bays at Richmond Works, Victoria 31
Automatic "Cold" Machines 32
Packing of Bolts 32
"Cold" Forging Machines 33
Raw Material 34
Aircraft Bolts 35
Heat Treatment of Aircraft Bolts 36
Plating Aircraft Bolts 36
Final Inspection of Finished Bolts 37
Packing Aircraft Bolts 37
Bolt Works Wash and Change Rooms 38
Bulk Store, Exterior 38
Bulk Store, Interior 39
Head Office, Collins Street, Melbourne 40
Interior, Head Office 41
Bolt Department 42
Machinery Department 43
Characteristic Stairway 44
Pump Department 44
Chemical Laboratory 45
Zeiss Photographic Microscope 45
Mechanical Testing 46
Spectrographic Analysis 46
MCPHERSON'S PTY. LTD. 47
Abrasive Department 49
Corner of General Office 49
Corner of Ground Floor 49
Sydney House 49
Adelaide House 50
Machinery Showroom 51
Sales Dept. 51
Perth House 52
Perth House, 53
Keeping in Touch 54
Profit Sharing 54
Pension Fund 55
Workshop Councils 55
MCPHERSON'S PTY. LTD. ARE STOCKISTS OF 56
MEN... 57

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McPherson's Limited. A review of McPherson's Proprietary Limited, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth : 1860-1944 Melbourne: A.E. Keating & Co, 1944. Web. 10 May 2026 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3661146390>

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