Chimney stack, 1986

This image shows a tall chimney stack with a door in the centre and a ladder along the right-hand side from the bottom to the top. Grey smoke swirls around the base. Four men wearing red helmets and red long-sleeved shirts with the words ‘Able Blasting’ printed on the back are watching the blast. One man is holding onto a German Shepherd dog. A silver tank on a small tower is to the left of the chimney stack. Part of a white van can be seen on the left-hand side and part of two storey building brick building with windows across the front can be seen on the far right-hand side of the image. Trees are in the background. Written in black ink on white paper at the bottom of the mounting board is: “..going....”. ‘D.M. Thompson Collection’ is printed in silver at the bottom.

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OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Chimney stack, 1986

DATE1986

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P494

HISTORY

This chimney stack is in the process of being demolished because B.P. Oil Refinery at Crib Point closed down. For more details on the stack, see P493.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a tall chimney stack with a door in the centre and a ladder along the right-hand side from the bottom to the top. Grey smoke swirls around the base. Four men wearing red helmets and red long-sleeved shirts with the words ‘Able Blasting’ printed on the back are watching the blast. One man is holding onto a German Shepherd dog. A silver tank on a small tower is to the left of the chimney stack. Part of a white van can be seen on the left-hand side and part of two storey building brick building with windows across the front can be seen on the far right-hand side of the image. Trees are in the background. Written in black ink on white paper at the bottom of the mounting board is: “..going....”. ‘D.M. Thompson Collection’ is printed in silver at the bottom.

SUBJECTS

Chimneys, Construction and demolition workers, Explosives, Manufacturing industry, Oil industry

KEYWORDS

Able Blasting, BP Western Port Refinery