13 - Production and Operations Records - General - Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited Guide to Records

Series 13 - Production and Operations Records - General

Date Range	1963? - 1990
Quantity	37 cm, 18 files
Provenance	Operations - PMA Ltd
Description	This series includes a range of documents assembled by or related to the Production and Operations departments (Operations was previously known as Production) of Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited. Included are production statements, stocktake forms, stock process charts and stock graphs, programme and production sheets, materials flow charts, papers outlining pigments manufacturing processes, sample cards and details, and information on safety, emergency and evacuation procedures. Several papers in this series are linked through initials, names or distribution lists to Kerry Hewitt, Alan Barlee, or D. R. Harris. Most of the files registered in this series have been assembled by the Production and Operations departments. The provenance of Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited has been assigned to those items in this series where it was not possible to determine a finer provenance attribution. All the records appear to be related by their content.

Inventory Listing

13-1	Weekly Production Statements March Quarter 1978 to December Quarter 1978
	Creator Production - PMA Ltd Date range 1978 Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 file Formats Photocopied Documents and Tables of data Inventory Identifier PMA0049 Box Number 32 Series 13
13-2	Miscellaneous Papers including Minor Expenditure Proposal Sheets, Correspondence, Meeting and Visit Notes, Monastral Section Reports, and Dispatch Forms
	Several memos included in this item feature the name Kerry Hewitt, and many of the minutes have K. Hewitt marked on the distribution list. Creator Operations - PMA Ltd Date range 1988 - 1990 Quantity 1 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Diagrams, Reports, Memoranda, Minutes and Agendas, Loose Notes and Forms Inventory Identifier PMA0050 Box Number 32 Series 13
13-3	Phthalo Plant Stocktake Sheets, and Other Papers
	Papers in this file include phthalo plant stocktake sheets, summaries of process stocks, productivity performance charts, correspondence, and logs. Many of the papers in this file are inscribed either with "K. Hewitt" or "KH". Creator Operations - PMA Ltd Date range 1988 - 1990 Quantity 5 cm, 1 file Formats Graphs, Memoranda, Minutes and Agendas, Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents, Lists, Forms and Tables of data Inventory Identifier PMA0051 Box Number 32 Series 13
13-4	Weekly Phthalo Plant Programme and Phthalo Production Sheets
	The first document in this file is inscribed with the handwritten intials "KDH". Creator Operations - PMA Ltd Date range 1988 - 1989 Quantity 3 cm, 1 file Formats Photocopied Documents and Tables of data Inventory Identifier PMA0052 Box Number 32 Series 13
13-5	Phthalo Plant Materials Flow Charts, and Other Papers
	Includes phthalo plant materials flow charts, a plan for a lifting beam for chlorine drums at the chlorine plant, and engineering line diagrams for within the crude section of the phthalo plant. Creator Operations - PMA Ltd Date range 1982 - 1988 Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file Formats Diagrams, Drawings and/or Plans and Charts Inventory Identifier PMA0053 Box Number 32 Series 13
13-6	Phthalo Dry Lump Quality and CCPC GN
	The first item in this file is "Quality Manual - Product Testing Specification". Other items include blank Stocktake forms. Three of the documents are inscribed with the initials "KH". Creator Operations - PMA Ltd Date range 1989 - 1990 Quantity 3 cm, 1 file Formats Diagrams, Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents, Tables of data and Specifications Inventory Identifier PMA0054 Box Number 32 Series 13
13-7	Processing Procedures
	Creator Operations - PMA Ltd Date range 1988 - 1990 Quantity 3 cm, 1 file Formats Loose Notes, Samples or Specimens, Photocopied Documents and Tables of data Inventory Identifier PMA0055 Box Number 33 Series 13
13-8	Process Stock LBS Graphs
	The first four graphs chart production at quarterly intervals from December 1963 to December 1971, and the remaining graphs measure 1967 to 1971 Creator Production - PMA Ltd Date range 1963? - 1971? Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file Formats Graphs and Loose Notes Inventory Identifier PMA1097 Box Number 33 Series 13
13-9	Manufacture of Pigments - Phthalo Part 1 of 3
	Papers in this file (Parts 1-3) include Monastral Flow Sheets; Phthalo Flow Sheets; documents regarding PMA standards and provisional standards, Monastral Blue, Monastral Green, acidification, slurry vessels, purification, capital expenditure proposals, telexes to Alan Barlee, and correspondence from Alan Barlee mainly about Monolite Yellow and Monastral Green. Some documents are inscribed "Mr. A. R. Barlee - File" in red type; other documents are initialed "ARB". Some papers are marked "34". Two papers in Part 1 of 3 are inscribed "DRH". The provenance of Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited has been assigned to this item as it was not possible to determine a finer provenance attribution due to the way the records were handled at the time the organisation was closed down. Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1971 - 1988 Quantity 3 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Diagrams, Memoranda, Loose Notes, Lists, Calculations and Telexes or Telegrams Inventory Identifier PMA1099 Box Number 33 Series 13
13-10	Manufacture of Pigments - Phthalo Part 2 of 3
	Papers in this file (Parts 1-3) include Monastral Flow Sheets; Phthalo Flow Sheets; documents regarding PMA standards and provisional standards, Monastral Blue, Monastral Green, acidification, slurry vessels, purification, capital expenditure proposals, telexes to Alan Barlee, and correspondence from Alan Barlee mainly about Monolite Yellow and Monastral Green. Some documents are inscribed "Mr. A. R. Barlee - File" in red type; other documents are initialed "ARB". Some papers are marked "34". The provenance of Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited has been assigned to this item as it was not possible to determine a finer provenance attribution due to the way the records were handled at the time the organisation was closed down. Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1971 - 1988 Quantity 3 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Diagrams, Memoranda, Loose Notes, Lists, Calculations and Telexes or Telegrams Inventory Identifier PMA1193 Box Number 33 Series 13
13-11	Manufacture of Pigments - Phthalo Part 3 of 3
	Papers in this file (Parts 1-3) include Monastral Flow Sheets; Phthalo Flow Sheets; documents regarding PMA standards and provisional standards, Monastral Blue, Monastral Green, acidification, slurry vessels, purification, capital expenditure proposals, telexes to Alan Barlee, and correspondence from Alan Barlee mainly about Monolite Yellow and Monastral Green. Some documents are inscribed "Mr. A. R. Barlee - File" in red type; other documents are initialed "ARB". Some papers are marked "34". The provenance of Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited has been assigned to this item as it was not possible to determine a finer provenance attribution due to the way the records were handled at the time the organisation was closed down. Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1971 - 1988 Quantity 3 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Diagrams, Memoranda, Loose Notes, Lists, Calculations and Telexes or Telegrams Inventory Identifier PMA1194 Box Number 33 Series 13
13-12	Production Programmes, and Other Papers
	Includes production programmes for Azo and Phthalo plants, manufacturing cost reports, and crude CPC plant projects tables. Most of the papers in this item are inscribed "DRH", "D. R. Harris", or "RH". The provenance of Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited has been assigned to this item as it was not possible to determine a finer provenance attribution due to the way the records were handled at the time the organisation was closed down. Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1987 - 1989 Quantity 3 cm, 1 file Formats Tables of data and Calculations Inventory Identifier PMA1103 Box Number 33 Series 13
13-13	Blend Master Cards, and Other Papers
	Includes sample cards of blue pigments with calculations; master card sheets showing calculations and methods with no sample cards attached, and a humorous inter-office memo outlining new measures to deal with excessive staff absences. The provenance of Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited has been assigned to this item as it was not possible to determine a finer provenance attribution due to the way the records were handled at the time the organisation was closed down. Creator Production - PMA Ltd Date range 1989 Quantity 2 cm, 1 file Formats Memoranda, Samples or Specimens and Calculations Inventory Identifier PMA1104 Box Number 33 Series 13
13-14	Blend Master Cards, and Other Papers
	Inludes lab procedures and draft specifications for Monastral Blue RFNX for AKZO coatings. The provenance of Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited has been assigned to this item as it was not possible to determine a finer provenance attribution due to the way the records were handled at the time the organisation was closed down. Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1988 - 1990 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 file Formats Drafts, Loose Notes, Samples or Specimens and Itineraries Inventory Identifier PMA0921 Box Number 33 Series 13
13-15	Lazlo's Processes - PMA Processes
	The 'Lazlo' of the title refers to Lazlo Horvath (elsewhere spelt 'Laszlo'), Phthalo Superintendent from 1979, later Azo Superintendent, and listed in 1988 as Training Supervisor, all in the Production (later Operations) section of the plant. The papers in this item are bundled by subject. A handwritten index on the inside cover of the folder reads [Note: hyphens indicate a new line]: Sulpho CPC 'B' - BX Acid Pasting - LBX Acid Pasting - BX Texturizing - LBX Texturizing - RF CCPC GN - GN Solvent Treatment. The provenance of Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited has been assigned to this item as it was not possible to determine a finer provenance attribution due to the way the records were handled at the time the organisation was closed down. Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1980? - 1989? Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 file Formats Diagrams, Loose Notes and Photocopied Documents Inventory Identifier PMA1105 Box Number 33 Series 13
13-16	Plant Capacity/Production Forecasts 1988
	Some papers are inscribed with "R. J. Thomas" or a variation of that name, or look to have been distributed to him. Other names which appear in this item include L. Horvath and S. Balfour-Browne. Thomas, Horvath and Balfour-Browne all worked in the operations section of the pigments plant. Creator Operations - PMA Ltd Date range 1987 - 1989 Quantity 2 cm, 1 file Formats Diagrams, Reports, Memoranda, Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents, Facsimile Transmissions, Forms, Tables of data and Calculations Inventory Identifier PMA0035 Box Number 34 Series 13
13-17	Pigment Loss Reduction/Yields/Dust Control
	Many of the papers in this file feature the name R. Thomas or variations, referring to Rob Thomas. Organisational charts from this period show Rob Thomas as part of the operations section of the plant. Creator Operations - PMA Ltd Date range 1987 Quantity 1 cm, 1 file Formats Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents and Tables of data Inventory Identifier PMA0040 Box Number 34 Series 13
13-18	EP for Azo Plant Extensions
	Contains papers and notes regarding extensions to the Azo plant. The provenance of Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited has been assigned to this item as it was not possible to determine a finer provenance attribution due to the way the records were handled at the time the organisation was closed down. Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1974 - 1975 Quantity 1 cm, 1 file Formats Accounts, Diagrams, Loose Notes and Calculations Inventory Identifier PMA0039 Box Number 34 Series 13

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