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Background Coldstream refrigerators originally built Australia's first domestic/commercial refrigerator the Ice-O-Electric in 1926. In 1945/47 the business manufactured more domestic refrigerators than the next two largest manufacturers in Australia combined. In 1955 reported by competition to enjoy 85% of all commercial refrigerator compressor/condenser sales in Australia. Coldstream made 250,000 gearboxes for Simpsons washing machines and when Simpsons later moved to Dudley Park (where they established the most modern production foundry in the southern hemisphere in 1949). Coldstream refrigerators then manufactured domestic refrigerators in the old Simpson Wakefield street factory (much later the site became the Adelaide Fire Station). Whitlam dropped import tarriffs 40% over night in the early 70's. Importers then flooded the marketplace. All 13 Australia compressor assemblers (both domestic and commercial) stopped producing within a few years. Coldstream refrigerators factories and machinery were sold off into 8 major parts, plus 3 auctions and many private sales by Jim Travers. Following 8 years as a specialist manufacturing business broker Jim Travers turned to machinery brokering. 1) Sold the Simpson foundry production line for Pope electric motors to a Queensland company. 2) TRW Carr (Carr fasteners) Hendon, sold off majority of plant then valued remainder. 3) Perry Enginering sold forging plant and numerous general engineering machinery. 4) Email/Kelvinator Woodville North sold domestic refrigerator automatic manufacturing cabinet plant, presses, calorimeter rooms, etc. 5) BHP heavy machinery including Australia's largest lathe - weighs 155 tonnes 6) Plus numerous machines for both small and large prominent private and government manufacturing concerns History is important South Australian manufacturers Coldstream Refrigerators and Simpson and Sons extensive historical records and photographs are now held in the Adelaide Library archives. Adelaide people at Coldstream and Kelvinator led the world in refrigerator design and development. Federal government trade policies have literally wiped out the making of virtually all small electrical mechanical devices in Australia. Refrigeration History in Pictures Index Code 10000     History in Pictures Index Code 12000             Coldstream compressor production. Coldstream commercial refrigerator factory starting with pig iron for compressors to complete refrigerators. see samples below. Australia's first compressor / condensor and third refrigerator cabinet located at the Unley museum, South Australia See story below.                 Coldstream 20hp belt driven V4 compressor manufactured Unley South Australia Rotosealed Compressors total of 15hp Type 316 stainless steel winechiller with Coldstream belt driven compressor Rotosealed 4hp block ice maker Two pull instantaneous beer chiller Army refrigeration Fruit and vegetable supermarket merchandiser Refrigerated service delicatessen supermarket food display Modern fresh meatbutcher display

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25 Years
of
tariff reductions
now
OVER $1,300 billion
overseas deficit

A
thousand billion dollars
of
assets sold off and...
no political solutions in sight,
Mr Scullin Prime Minister
Friday April 4. 1930
did face up to it
with import restrictions.