Kinnears rope works has been a notable landmark in Footscray since about 1900.
Melbourne's Living Museum of the West
![Melbourne's Living Museum of the West Melbourne's Living Museum of the West](https://aumuseums.com/sites/default/files/museum/V208.jpg)
Australia's first ecomuseum, set in a park and historic industrial site on the banks of the Maribyrnong River. The Living Museum is a community-oriented regional museum, focusing on the unique heritage, culture and environment of Melbourne's Western Region. Activities include talks, tours, changing exhibitions, publications, audio-visuals and Aboriginal cultural programs.
Subject:
- Social History Museum
- Contemporary Art
- Design
- Industrial Design
- Archaeology or Antiquities
- Archives
- Domestic Items
- Ethno-specific
- Images
- Local History
- Migration
- Militaria
- Organisations
- Professionals and Trades
- Rural Life
- Social History
- Women
- Agriculture
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Photography
- Tools
- Environmental or Conservation
- Gardens
- Ephemera
Items
Rope Samples
Kinnears Ropes
![Rope Samples Kinnears Ropes](https://aumuseums.com/sites/default/files/items/V208-5.jpg)
Uniform
![Uniform](https://aumuseums.com/sites/default/files/items/V208-4.jpg)
Typical garment of munitions workers - especially designed to avoid sparks - eg. no buttons
Sign
J.B. Jones Sign
![Sign J.B. Jones Sign](https://aumuseums.com/sites/default/files/items/V208-3.jpg)
John Jones was a boat builder operating from the Maribyrrong river bank, first at Ascot Vale and then Footscray - 2 boxes of hand tools also held.
Sign
Attenti alle Dita
![Sign Attenti alle Dita](https://aumuseums.com/sites/default/files/items/V208-2.jpg)
Formerly located in 'Top Factory', Hume Pipe Works, Maribyrrong.
Cordite Drying Trucks
![Cordite Drying Trucks](https://aumuseums.com/sites/default/files/items/V208-1.jpg)
Used in manufacture of solid ammunition propellant of explosives factory at Maribyrrong - factory closed 1994.