Fred's Films: ARC Cement Works Geelong [excerpt] 

The A.R.C Cement Works, Geelong, in the early 1960s is faithfully captured here by Fred Daley, steam train enthusiast and 8mm home movie maker. Fred has recorded a moment in industry that - post 2000 - no longer exists, that of the use of powerful steam locomotives. With the 'loco' pulling people on this occasion and not cement, this is most likely a farewell celebration to the use of the engines at the Plant. Fred's titles tell us it is "3ft 6 Gauge" and there is a close up on an engine name-plate indicating this engine had come all the way from Manchester and another "1903 Leeds, Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd No. 646", a smaller black engine that had obviously been a working machine at the Cement Works for many a year. There is a sense of this being quite an occasion with many people visiting to take pictures and enjoy the plumes of steam from these majestic work horses.
Fred's Films. ARC Cement Works Geelong [excerpt] (Circa 1963) is just one of the many that we are digitising. Discover more about the process on our website.
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