Aerial view of Sydney Wool Selling Centre at Yennora

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Date5/03/1973DescriptionDwarfing its surroundings is the huge roof of the Sydney Wool Selling Centre at Yennora, one of the largest roofs in the world. More than 2 million square feet of aluminium roofing sheet made by ALCOA of Australia Ltd were used in stage 1 and 2 of the project. A further 400,000 square feet of the same material will be used to complete stage 3 seen at right of the picture, now under construction. NotesROGERS-www.johnrogersarchice.com

Image 1218 is provided by ALCOA's Public Relations Department.

SMH - 469F21

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Image ColourBlack & WhiteTypePrintPrint Size258 mm x 204 mmDigital FormatJPG : 4.23 MB ; 4.69 MBOriginal Print AvailableYesAccessAppointment required to view original photographCopyrightRestrictedCopyright Owner(s)Fairfax MediaAcknowledgementFairfield City Council acquired copies in December 2020 from Duncan Miller (Californian photography dealer). The original copyright is held by Fairfax Media

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Aerial view of Sydney Wool Selling Centre at Yennora