Whitney, John

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John Whitney, who had already established his Colonial Ammunition Factory in New Zealand, proposed the establishment of a factory for the manufacture of small arms ammunition. The Government adopted this idea and in 1887 built one at Maribyrnong, Victoria. Whitney was a serving Captain at the time.

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P004061. [ Details ]

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