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The place was the premises of one of the first dedicated chicken hatcheries in Perth. It was established by Albany Matson Bell who established the chicken hatchery.Albany Bell Hatchery (fmr) was designed by architects Powell, Cameron and Chisholm and is an unusual example of an architect designed hatchery at a time when most buildings associated with the agricultural industry were accommodated in vernacular structures. The firm also designed the nearby Albany Bell Castle factory buildings for Peter Albany Bell in the 1910s. The majority of this building has been demolished with only the front façade remaining. (Heritage Council W.A.)
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Title supplied by photographer. Date and time supplied by photographer: 18/12/2005 8:43 am.
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- Historic buildings -- Western Australia -- Mount Lawley -- Photographs.
- Chickens -- Hatcheries -- Western Australia -- Mount Lawley -- Photographs.
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BA3488/128
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