Holden Marrickville Plant

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Holden Marrickville Plant
Built1936
Location Marrickville, New South Wales
IndustryMotor vehicle assembly
Owner Holden
Defunct1940

The Holden Marrickville Plant was a vehicle manufacturing facility owned by General Motors Australia, and later Holden in Marrickville, Sydney from 1926 until 1940.

History

In 1926 General Motors Australia started construction of a Plant in Marrickville. [1] The plant was officially opened by Premier of New South Wales Jack Lang in October 1926. [2]

The Plant was closed down in 1931 after the merger of General Motors Australia and Holden. [3] It reopened in 1934. [4]

It was sold for A£40,000 to Davies Coop and Company Ltd in 1939 for use as a cotton mill. [5] [6] All material, equipment and staff moving to the Holden Pagewood Plant in 1940. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "BIG MOTOR ENTERPRISE £200,000 PLAN SYDNEY TO SHARE ASSEMBLING OF CARS". The Evening News . New South Wales, Australia. 4 June 1926. p. 6. Retrieved 28 September 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "GENERAL MOTORS ARRIVES!". The Daily Telegraph . New South Wales, Australia. 1 November 1926. p. 6. Retrieved 28 September 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Motor Announcement". Bombala Times . New South Wales, Australia. 14 August 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 28 September 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "FACTORY REOPENED". Sydney Morning Herald . New South Wales, Australia. 28 March 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 28 September 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "MOTOR FACTORY BOUGHT FOR £40,000". Newcastle Herald . New South Wales, Australia. 6 December 1939. p. 1. Retrieved 28 September 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "MOTOR FACTORY BOUGHT FOR £40,000". Singleton Argus . New South Wales, Australia. 5 December 1939. p. 12. Retrieved 28 September 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "MOVED IN 21 DAYS". The Daily Telegraph . New South Wales, Australia. 16 February 1940. p. 12. Retrieved 28 September 2025– via National Library of Australia.
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