Evans Deakin Industries Limited records

This series includes newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, and a guest book relating to the history of Evans Deakin Industries, and the construction of the Story Bridge, over the Brisbane River.

• Newspaper clippings - Brisbane Leader (4 July 1990) 'Story Bridge - Happy Birthday'; newspaper clippings book (1 Jan 1966 - 9 Aug 1971).
• Compiled scrapbook history of Evans Deakin Industries Limited - including copies of photographs and newspaper clippings.
• Selected historical data - newspaper clippings, address given by Mr W. S. Hurwood to the Works Branch Council on the company's balance sheet (6 October 1947), facts, miscellaneous papers.
• History of Evans Deakin Industries Limited - including brief history of EDCO, explanation of company, Col. Evans, Arthur Deakin, and W.S. Hurwood, shipyard/shipbuilding, apprentices, construction, marketing, capital, marine and industrial services.
• Miscellaneous newspaper clippings (1972-1986)
• Guest book - Story Bridge 50 Year Celebrations, 6 July 1990

This series contains lecture and address notes, specifications and forms of tender relating to Evans Deakin Industries and the construction of the Story Bridge over the Brisbane River.

Lecture and address notes - The Colonel Daniel Edward Evans Memorial Lecture by Mr L. H. McDonald of Evans Deakin and Co. Limited on 7 November 1957, QLD University. Address by Mr W. S. Hurwood to the Works Branch Council on the Company's Balance Sheet, dated 6 October 1947.

Report by Mr Wilson on the erection of Story Bridge, including blueprints.

Specification, general conditions of contract, conditions of tendering, and tender form with schedule of quantities. Queensland, The Bureau of Industry, Bridge Board - Brisbane River Bridge (cantilever bridge and approaches from Ann Street, Fortitude Valley, to Main Street [near Ferry Street], Kangaroo Point).

This series contains black and white and colour photographs and colour negatives of works relating to Evans Deakin Industries, and their staff.

• Thirteen black and white photographs, twelve colour photographs, and nine color negatives - including Rocklea Works (8 May 1936); Rocklea Works with J. McKew (General Manager) and Dr and Mrs Bradfield (8 May 1936); Evans Deakin Workshop in Rocklea with Dr J. Bradfield and his wife, Roy Cagney, Premier W. Forgan Smith (8 May 1936); 'West End Brewery' Boundary Street site; 1974 flood taken from Cordelia Strret and Boundary Street intersection, 1974 flood view from Coronation Drive looking towards milk factory, 1974 flood taken from Grey Street Bridge looking along Montague Road, 1974 flood taken in Merivale Street between Peel Street and Montague Road; Central Business District, Brisbane; Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre roof structure; five colour negatives of the Evans Deakin Industries Limited offices; Cultural Centre, South Brisbane; Evans Deakin Industries Hire (including photographs of hydraulic cranes).
• Fourteen black and white photographs of Boundary Street Staff (incorporated SGIO) - including Bob Luxcon (Personel); Doug Marchant; Boundary Street drawing office; Ryan House; drawing office in Ryan House; SGIO building.
• Twelve large black and white photographs of Evans Deakin buildings - including Rocklea Works (March 1961); South Brisbane Works and the brewery building that is now the Queensland Theatre Company; Merivale Street, Boundary Street and aerial view of Paul's Milk factory; aerial view of English Electric factory (4 Oct 1963); Rocklea (24 March 1961); Geebung (4 October 1963 and June 1968).

Booklets relating to - Marine and Industrial Services Division, Engineering Divisions, The History of Shipbuilding in Brisbane (including one colour negative of a ship) and Evans Deakin Industries.