Hammer Heart

01 Nov 2022

The Forge’s most ambitious international link took place in 1950. Ronald Butler met with the Chairman an Australian company, Repco Limited, who manufactured motor components. From this, a new company, Kirkstall-Repco Limited, was created in 1950. As part of this new business venture nineteen workers from the Forge, along with their families, were sent to Clayton, Melbourne to help with the expansion. Image show families who took the tip.

Hammer Heart: The Forge’s most ambitious international link took place in 1950.
Ronald Butler met with the Chairman an Australian company,
Repco Limited, who manufactured motor components.
From this, a new company, Kirkstall-Repco Limited, was created
in 1950. As part of this new business venture nineteen workers
from the Forge, along with their families, were sent to Clayton,
Melbourne to help with the expansion. Image show families who took the tip.

Download

image of the families going to australia.JPG (5184px * 3456px - 10.82 MB)