Kirsch’s Mill, Montmorency, Victoria (the Hat Factory).

Very early photos (1960s) of Union officials and Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission staff at Kirsch’s Mill, Montmorency, Victoria. Also grounds being landscaped. Many of the garden features no longer exist.

The Eltham District Historical Society Inc. also have some very good photographic records showing lost features of the gardens.

Commissioner John Lewis Gough, the commissioner’s secretary, and Victorian Branch Secretary Ollie McKelson.

Federal Secretary Bill Peters at Kirsch’s Mill, Montmorency, Victoria.

Union officials and Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission staff at Kirsch’s Mill, Montmorency, Victoria.

Showing some of the (now lost) features of the garden, still being constructed.

Sourced and reproduced with permission from Noel Butlin Archives Centre, Australian National University. Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia collection.

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