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Downs & Son
Australian rope and twine manufacturing firm
Downs & Son was a rope and twine manufacturing firm located in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, which operated the Samson Cordage Works factory in Brunswick. The factory was the oldest and last surviving rope works in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, and the best surviving in Melbourne.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Downs & Son was a rope and twine manufacturing firm located in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, which operated the Samson Cordage Works factory in Brunswick. The factory was the oldest and last surviving rope works in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, and the best surviving in Melbourne.2
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsDowns & Son photo by F.G. Miles, R.A. Vivian., Public domain