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Black Powder Mill

1942 establishments in Australia1980s disestablishments in AustraliaBuildings and structures completed in 1942Buildings and structures in the City of BrimbankFormer manufacturing plants in Australia
Gunpowder millsImperial Chemical IndustriesManufacturing plants in MelbournePlaces on the Victorian Heritage Register in the City of BrimbankRecipients of Engineers Australia engineering heritage markersUse Australian English from September 2026

The Black Powder Mill is a former powder mill used to grind gunpowder for bombs and shells, located at the junction of Parklea Avenue and Grassy Point Road, in Cairnlea, in the City of Brimbank, in the western suburbs of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Built in 1942, during World War II, on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people, the former mill was added to the Victorian Heritage Register on 12 June 2003 in recognition of its historical and scientific (technological) significance; and was also added to non-statutory lists by the City of Brimbank and to the Australian Engineering Heritage Register by Engineers Australia on 23 February 2017. The former gunpowder mill was decommissioned from c. 1988.

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