Manufacturing In Australia
Manufacturing in Australia peaked in the 1960s at 25% of the country's gross domestic product, and has since dropped below 10%. At one stage manufacturing employed almost a third of Australia's workforce. Automotive manufacturing in Australia began in the 1920s and came to an end in 2017. Australia's greatest manufacturing achievement was the manufacture of the Bristol Beaufort, Beaufort, a twin-engined torpedo bomber, during World War II. Australia's manufacturing sector is diverse with the largest sub-industries being food, beverage and tobacco, machinery and equipment, petroleum, coal and chemicals and metal products. History The manufacture of small steam engines began in the 1830s. The majority of Australia's manufacturing was undertaken in the capital cities and Newcastle because of their proximity to shipping and rail hubs. Working conditions were poor with little regard to health and safety. Child labour was endemic. The clothing and footwear industries were par ...
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