NRS-5177 | Unregistered general files [Homebush Abattoir Corporation]

These files relate to a variety of matters such as Australian war-time meat supplies; minutes; a history of the abattoirs; relinquishing of export licences; press statements; engineering equipment; statistics; financial statements; engineering specifications; procedure and rules of slaughter; contract conditions for the meat market; and the re-organization of the abattoir area. 52 plans have been extracted from these files. They are as follows: Plans of by-products handling and treatment equipment proposed to be installed at the State Abattoir, Homebush Bay, 1958 (SR Plan Nos. 73472-95). These plans accompanied specifications by John W. Stamp Pty. Ltd. (engineers, Carlton, Victoria) for a By-Products Handling and Treatment Installation for the Metropolitan Meat Industry Board and the State Abattoir, Homebush Bay. The specifications are located at 12/5332.1. Plans of Cowra Abattoir, 1969-73 (SR Plan Nos. 73444-71) These plans show the site and buildings at Cowra Abattoir. They are by the architect Boris Murphy, B.Arch., ARAIA. The specifications of labour and materials and work to be done for the erection of additional amenities at the abattoir at Young Road, Cowra, are located at 12/5332.1. Full listings of the files and plans are available. (12/2498-2499.1, 12/5331-35, SR Plan Nos. 73444-95). 6 boxes, 1 bundle, 52 plans.Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.