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Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum

Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum
Established	October 15, 1998
Location	Lithgow, NSW
Coordinates	33°29′15″S 150°08′31″E / 33.48757°S 150.14192°E
Type	Industrial museum
Website	www.lithgowsafmuseum.org.au

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The Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum is an industrial museum in Lithgow, New South Wales. It is located on the original Commonwealth Small Arms Factory site and houses archives dating back to the founding of the factory in 1912, as well as a large number of historical small arms and artefacts related to the original operation of the Lithgow Small Arms Factory.^[1] It was officially opened on the 15th of October 1998,^[2] after a number of former employees of the Lithgow Small Arms Factory objected to the privatisation of the former Factory property. ^[3] It is not associated with Thales, the company currently operating the Lithgow Small Arms Factory, but is a community-owned museum standing on the original factory grounds which is operated entirely by volunteers.^[4]

References

^ NSW, Museums & Galleries. "Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum". MGNSW. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
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A plaque on the side of the Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum containing details of its opening.
^ Benedet, Renzo (May 2019). "Lithgow Small Arms Factory & Museum: A microcosm of Australian values, ingenuity and history" (PDF). Engineering Heritage Australia. 3 (2): 20–28.
^ "Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum". www.lithgowsafmuseum.org.au. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

[1] NSW, Museums & Galleries. "Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum". MGNSW. Retrieved 2022-03-08.

[2] 
A plaque on the side of the Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum containing details of its opening.

[3] Benedet, Renzo (May 2019). "Lithgow Small Arms Factory & Museum: A microcosm of Australian values, ingenuity and history" (PDF). Engineering Heritage Australia. 3 (2): 20–28.

[4] "Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum". www.lithgowsafmuseum.org.au. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

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 The Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum is an industrial museum in [[Lithgow, New South Wales]]. It is located on the original Commonwealth Small Arms Factory site and houses archives dating back to the founding of the factory in 1912, as well as a large number of historical small arms and artefacts related to the original operation of the Lithgow Small Arms Factory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NSW |first=Museums & Galleries |title=Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum |url=https://mgnsw.org.au/organisations/lithgow-small-arms-factory-museum/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=MGNSW |language=en-AU}}</ref> It was officially opened on the 15th of October 1998,<ref>[[File:Lithgow Small Arms Museum Official Opening Plaque.jpg|left|frameless|100x100px|A plaque on the side of the Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum containing details of its opening. ]]
-</ref> after a number of former employees of the Lithgow Small Arms Factory objected to the privatisation of the former Factory property. <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Benedet |first=Renzo |date=May 2019 |title=Lithgow Small Arms Factory & Museum: A microcosm of Australian values, ingenuity and history |url=https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/EHA_Magazine_Vol3_No2_May_2019.pdf |journal=Engineering Heritage Australia |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=20-28}}</ref> It is not associated with Thales, the company currently operating the Lithgow Small Arms Factory, but is a community-owned museum operated entirely by volunteers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum |url=https://www.lithgowsafmuseum.org.au/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.lithgowsafmuseum.org.au}}</ref>
+</ref> after a number of former employees of the Lithgow Small Arms Factory objected to the privatisation of the former Factory property. <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Benedet |first=Renzo |date=May 2019 |title=Lithgow Small Arms Factory & Museum: A microcosm of Australian values, ingenuity and history |url=https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/EHA_Magazine_Vol3_No2_May_2019.pdf |journal=Engineering Heritage Australia |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=20-28}}</ref> It is not associated with Thales, the company currently operating the Lithgow Small Arms Factory, but is a community-owned museum standing on the original factory grounds which is operated entirely by volunteers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum |url=https://www.lithgowsafmuseum.org.au/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.lithgowsafmuseum.org.au}}</ref>
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