Ford Australia closure
Ford Australia will end car production at the Broadmeadows & Geelong Assembly Plant in Victoria on Friday morning 7 October 2016.
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T-model Ford car parked outside Geelong Library at its launch in 1915. Photo: State Library of Victoria -
![View across building site of the Geelong plant towards steel frame of building.]()
View across building site of the Geelong plant towards steel frame of building. Photo: State Library of Victoria -
![Interior of the Geelong plant under construction.]()
Interior of the Geelong plant under construction. Photo: State Library of Victoria -
![c.1925: Construction of the Ford factory, Geelong.]()
c.1925: Construction of the Ford factory, Geelong. Photo: Imaging Studio -
![1952: Rupert Feldman operating a Bull welding machine, Ford Motor plant, Geelong.]()
1952: Rupert Feldman operating a Bull welding machine, Ford Motor plant, Geelong. Photo: Wolfgang Sievers collection, State Library of Victoria -
![Female employees constructing cars at Ford Motor Company, Geelong 1951.]()
Female employees constructing cars at Ford Motor Company, Geelong 1951. Photo: Wolfgang Sievers collection, State Library of Victoria -
![Female employees constructing cars at Ford Motor Company, Geelong 1951.]()
Female employees constructing cars at Ford Motor Company, Geelong 1951. Photo: Wolfgang Sievers collection, State Library of Victoria -
![Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951.]()
Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951. Photo: Wolfgang Sievers collection, State Library of Victoria -
![Female employees constructing cars at Ford Motor Company, Geelong 1951.]()
Female employees constructing cars at Ford Motor Company, Geelong 1951. Photo: Wolfgang Sievers collection, State Library of Victoria -
![Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951.]()
Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951. Photo: Wolfgang Sievers collection, State Library of Victoria -
![Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951]()
Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951 Photo: Wolfgang Sievers collection, State Library of Victoria -
![Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951]()
Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951 Photo: Wolfgang Sievers collection, State Library of Victoria -
![Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951]()
Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951 Photo: Wolfgang Sievers collection, State Library of Victoria -
![FResearch, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951: mls]()
FResearch, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951: mls Photo: Wolfgang Sievers collection, State Library of Victoria -
![Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951]()
Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951 Photo: Wolfgang Sievers collection, State Library of Victoria -
![Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951]()
Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951 Photo: Wolfgang Sievers collection, State Library of Victoria -
![Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951]()
Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951 Photo: Wolfgang Sievers collection, State Library of Victoria -
![Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951]()
Research, manufacturing processes and employees at Ford Motor Company, Geelong. 1951 Photo: Wolfgang Sievers collection, State Library of Victoria -
![Ford Australia, Broadmeadows plant, 1979: Assistant managing director, Edsel B. Ford [R, in suit] and Broadmeadows ...]()
Ford Australia, Broadmeadows plant, 1979: Assistant managing director, Edsel B. Ford [R, in suit] and Broadmeadows Assembly plant employees welcomed the first Ford Falcon XD off the assembly line. Photo: Ford Australia -
![FALCON, 1988]()
FALCON, 1988 Photo: Ford Australia -
![FORD XT FALCON, 1968]()
FORD XT FALCON, 1968 Photo: Ford Australia -
![1972:The XA Falcon the first all-Australian designed Falcon.]()
1972:The XA Falcon the first all-Australian designed Falcon. Photo: Ford -
![FORD GT FALCON, 1972. PUBLICITY File (Melb): G: MOTORING: VEHICLES: NAMED: FORD: FALCON: GT. Date filed: 25-04-1972. ID: mls]()
FORD GT FALCON, 1972. PUBLICITY File (Melb): G: MOTORING: VEHICLES: NAMED: FORD: FALCON: GT. Date filed: 25-04-1972. ID: mls Photo: Ford Australia -
![1975: Ford is celebrating its Geelong plant's 50th anniversary with the Ford LTD Golden Town Car.]()
1975: Ford is celebrating its Geelong plant's 50th anniversary with the Ford LTD Golden Town Car. Photo: Ford Australia [Publicity]
![Ford Australia, Broadmeadows plant, 1979: Assistant managing director, Edsel B. Ford [R, in suit] and Broadmeadows ...](/content/dam/images/g/r/w/f/q/2/image.gallery.landscape.620x413.grwgkm.png/1475743837058.jpg)
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