Soho Foundry, Maryborough

Soho Foundry Maryborough Correspondence, 1898 Federation University Historical Collection (Cat. No. 12700)

Background

Maryborough's Soho Foundry were engineers, iron and brass founders, boiler makers and blacksmiths.

History

Robinson and Abraham founded the Soho Foundry in Maryborough, Victoria, in the 1800s. It was probably through the family links to Matthew Boulton and Anne Robinson (of the Soho Foundry in Birmingham, England) that the Maryborough foundry received its name.

Site

High Street, Maryborough

Works Produced

Mining machinery, batteries, pumps, portable and horizontal engines, blowers for mine ventilations, pulleys, shafting, horse gears, etc.

The People

W. Robinson

External Links

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--Beth Kicinski 14:11, 11 February 2013 (EST); --Clare K.Gervasoni 11:19, 22 February 2016 (AEDT)