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    Risdon Zinc Works (trading as Nyrstar Hobart) is a major zinc refinery located in Lutana, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The smelter is one...
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    Illawarra, bound for EZ Industries' Risdon Zinc Works with a cargo of 10,000 tonnes (9,800 long tons; 11,000 short tons) of zinc concentrate. It caused two piers...
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    Industries constructed homes at Lutana, Tasmania for workers of the nearby Risdon Zinc Works, commencing in 1916 Barrhill was laid out by its Scottish owner for...
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    22,000,000 lb) of zinc ore concentrate, was heading up the Derwent River to offload its cargo to EZ Industries' Risdon Zinc Works, upstream from Hobart...
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    originally built by Electrolytic Zinc (the operator of the Risdon Zinc Works) as homes for its employees at the nearby zinc works. The homes were later sold...
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    Risdon Cove massacre. Later that year, along with the military, settlers and convicts from the abandoned Port Phillip settlement, the camp at Risdon Cove...
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  • opened in 1867. Between 1916 and 1920 Electrolytic Zinc developed a zinc refinery, known as the "Risdon works", and an eponymously named suburb. In 1956, as...
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  • the Electrolytic Zinc Company to operate the Risdon Zinc Works on the banks of the Derwent River in Risdon, Tasmania. It was renamed EZ Industries in February...
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    in Glenorchy City, as well as those in Moonah and Claremont. The Risdon Zinc Works (trading as Nyrstar Hobart) at nearby Lutana, which has been in operation...
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    surrounding bushland and extending the suburb towards Risdon Vale. Operating since 1917, the Risdon Zinc Works (trading as Nyrstar Hobart) at nearby Lutana, continues...
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    Centre opened in 2015 and hosts exhibitions, events and classes. The Risdon Zinc Works (trading as Nyrstar Hobart) at nearby Lutana, which has been in operation...
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    146°20′24″E / 43.03000°S 146.34000°E / -43.03000; 146.34000 (Edgar Dam) Risdon Zinc Works Flagstaff Gully Dam Ford Dam Frome Dam North East Frome River Embankment...
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    2 km/h; 14.4 mph). Lake Illawarra was loaded with zinc concentrate, for EZ Industries' Risdon Zinc Works, about three nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) up...
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    weekday service trains for employees of Cadbury's Chocolate Factory and Risdon Zinc Works during peak hours and special event services, such as the Hobart Cup...
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    is derived from a property established in the area about 1820. The Risdon Zinc Works (trading as Nyrstar Hobart) at nearby Lutana, which has been in operation...
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    (Brooker Highway) runs through from north-east to south-east. The Risdon Zinc Works (trading as Nyrstar Hobart) at nearby Lutana, which has been in operation...
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  • Awards. Retrieved 28 March 2012. Alexander, Alison. The Zinc Works: producing zinc at Risdon 1916–1991, Pasminco-EZ, 1992. Tuck, Don. Letter included...
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  • boundaries. Route B35 (Goodwood Road) runs through from west to east. The Risdon Zinc Works (trading as Nyrstar Hobart) at nearby Lutana, which has been in operation...
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    15 minutes from downtown Hobart and 6 minutes from New Town. The Risdon Zinc Works (trading as Nyrstar Hobart) at nearby Lutana, which has been in operation...
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    south-west, and several roads provide access to the locality. The Risdon Zinc Works (trading as Nyrstar Hobart) at nearby Lutana, which has been in operation...
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    were carefully planned for optimal sunlight and scenic views. The Risdon Zinc Works (trading as Nyrstar Hobart) at nearby Lutana, which has been in operation...
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    Tasman Highway via the East Derwent Highway. Operating since 1917, the Risdon Zinc Works (trading as Nyrstar Hobart) at nearby Lutana, continues to produce...
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    Pirie and brought about the formation and development of EZ Industries in Risdon, Tasmania. As a result of this work, he was awarded (jointly with Robinson)...
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  • the Hobart area began in 1803 as a penal colony and defensive outpost at Risdon Cove on the eastern shores of the Derwent River, amid British concerns over...
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  • first introduced as temporary wartime measure 1917: Electrolytic Zinc Company works at Risdon and Australian Commonwealth Carbide's plant at Electrona established...
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  • to ten tons of 99.95% purity zinc metal per week then a 100-ton plant in 1918. Chief research chemist at the Risdon works was Roland D. Williams, who was...
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    party of 49, including 21 male and three female convicts, named the camp Risdon. Several months later, a second settlement was established by Captain David...
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    Heads". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2024. "The zinc works, Risdon". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2024. "Customs House...
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  • railway at the Botanical Gardens by a train from Hobart bound for the Zinc Works at Risdon. The woman who was in the company of another elderly lady was walking...
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    Tasmania's Great Lake, for the purpose of providing power for his newly patented zinc smelting process and a "carbide" factory. Construction of the "carbide" factory...
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