The image this week comes from the JCU Special Collections 'Delta Ironworks' photograph collection. It highlights not only the existence of a business that began when Alfred Green founded it in 1906 in the Burdekin district of Queensland, but also the fact that machinery within it is still operating. Delta Ironworks is situated in Brandon and continues to make castings and this business has continued to be an ongoing family concern and is now owned and managed by Alfred Green's heirs, Douglas and Robert Green. Delta Ironworks celebrated its centenary in 2006 (see http://www.abcscience.net.au/local/stories/2008/12/03/2436458.htm).
The Special Collections has acquired a considerable archive collection of original order books, stock orders, invoices, account books and ledgers. These records include documents dating back to the 1890s involving Alfred Green's purchase of a business enterprise in Townsville. The records of the Delta Iron Works represent a valuable addition to the Special Collection's coverage of north Queensland history.
If you have any memories, photographs or other pictures of an item that originated from Delta Iron Works, we would love to hear from you.
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