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Founded by James McFarlane Robison and his brothers in 1854, initially as plumbers and coppersmiths, the firm expanded into general engineering, boiler-making, and brass, iron and steel founders and became Melbourne's most important engineering firm. They constructed railway bridges, gold mining equipment, railway rolling stock and locomotives, pumping stations, brewing vessels, abattoir machinery, amongst much else, and including the first turnstiles at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The company crashed with the collapse of the land boom and was reconstructed in 1888-94 on a reduced scale. Alfred Deakin was Chairman of Directors during this period. In 1935, Robison Bros. (in liquidation) was purchased by Valentine Henderson of Henderson's Federal Spring Works and operated as Robison Bros. and Co. (1935) Pty Ltd until it finally closed on 4 April, 1973. |
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Manufacturers, machinery and equipment |
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