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Coca-Cola’s Thebarton factory through the ages

AS Coca-Cola Amatil announces the imminent closure of its Thebarton plant, we take a look back at the site since its inception in 1951.

February 22, 2017 - 11:02AM
Modern machinery recently installed at Coca-Cola Bottlers (Adelaide) Ltd. bottling plant in Port Road, Thebarton. It could produce half a million bottles of Coca-Cola in a 12-hour working day. It was the only machinery of its type to be installed in any plant in Australia, September 1, 1960. Picture: Pency Jones
1/15Modern machinery recently installed at Coca-Cola Bottlers (Adelaide) Ltd. bottling plant in Port Road, Thebarton. It could produce half a million bottles of Coca-Cola in a 12-hour working day. It was the only machinery of its type to be installed in any plant in Australia, September 1, 1960. Picture: Pency Jones
The new office block, built recently for Coca-Cola Bottlers (Adelaide) Ltd., at Port Road, Thebarton, had an attractive vestibule featuring a giant-sized replica of the fluted bottle which is known in almost every corner of the world. August 30, 1961. Picture: R Hewett
2/15The new office block, built recently for Coca-Cola Bottlers (Adelaide) Ltd., at Port Road, Thebarton, had an attractive vestibule featuring a giant-sized replica of the fluted bottle which is known in almost every corner of the world. August 30, 1961. Picture: R Hewett
At the new bottling plant of Coca-Cola Bottlers, Thebarton, Sir Edward Hayward (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Coca-Cola) and SA Premier Sir Thomas Playford watch plant operator Mr V Bagusauskas. September 1, 1961. Picture: R Hewett
3/15At the new bottling plant of Coca-Cola Bottlers, Thebarton, Sir Edward Hayward (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Coca-Cola) and SA Premier Sir Thomas Playford watch plant operator Mr V Bagusauskas. September 1, 1961. Picture: R Hewett
At the new bottling plant of Coca-Cola Bottlers, Thebarton, Sir Edward Hayward (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Coca-Cola) and SA Premier Sir Thomas Playford, watch plant operator Mr V Bagusauskas. September 1, 1961. Picture: R Hewett
4/15At the new bottling plant of Coca-Cola Bottlers, Thebarton, Sir Edward Hayward (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Coca-Cola) and SA Premier Sir Thomas Playford, watch plant operator Mr V Bagusauskas. September 1, 1961. Picture: R Hewett
View of a worker looking over bottles filling with Coca-Cola on the $1 million dollar bottling line, which was installed in 1973 at the Thebarton factory of C-C Bottlers, Adelaide, South Australia. August 21, 1975. Picture: Supplied
5/15View of a worker looking over bottles filling with Coca-Cola on the $1 million dollar bottling line, which was installed in 1973 at the Thebarton factory of C-C Bottlers, Adelaide, South Australia. August 21, 1975. Picture: Supplied
Electronic sign with the incorrect temperature (79C) displayed on the Coca-Cola factory at Thebarton, on April 7, 1994. Picture: Supplied
6/15Electronic sign with the incorrect temperature (79C) displayed on the Coca-Cola factory at Thebarton, on April 7, 1994. Picture: Supplied
The ‘Coca-Cola Amatil’ factory on Port Road, Thebarton, in 1997. Picture: Supplied
7/15The ‘Coca-Cola Amatil’ factory on Port Road, Thebarton, in 1997. Picture: Supplied
The ‘Coca-Cola Amatil’ factory on Port Road, Thebarton, in 1997. Picture: Supplied
8/15The ‘Coca-Cola Amatil’ factory on Port Road, Thebarton, in 1997. Picture: Supplied
A bore being commissioned at Coca-Cola’s bottling plant at Thebarton in 2007. Picture: Supplied
9/15A bore being commissioned at Coca-Cola’s bottling plant at Thebarton in 2007. Picture: Supplied
Coca-Cola Amatil managing director Australasia Warwick White, CCA supply chain manager SA Martin Cowley and SA politician Michael Atkinson in front of the “blowfill’’ self-manufacture equipment at the CCA factory at Thebarton in 2011. Picture: Supplied
10/15Coca-Cola Amatil managing director Australasia Warwick White, CCA supply chain manager SA Martin Cowley and SA politician Michael Atkinson in front of the “blowfill’’ self-manufacture equipment at the CCA factory at Thebarton in 2011. Picture: Supplied
Coca Cola Amatil won the official contract to supply drinks at the new Oval in 2013. CCA’s state manager Rob Priest and Stadium Management Authority Darren Chandler celebrate the result. Picture: Supplied
11/15Coca Cola Amatil won the official contract to supply drinks at the new Oval in 2013. CCA’s state manager Rob Priest and Stadium Management Authority Darren Chandler celebrate the result. Picture: Supplied
Outside the Coca-Cola factory in 2015. Picture: Supplied
12/15Outside the Coca-Cola factory in 2015. Picture: Supplied
Workers arrive for an 8am meeting on February 22 at Coca-Cola’sThebarton plant. They were told the factory would be closing in 2019. Picture: Sam Wundke
13/15Workers arrive for an 8am meeting on February 22 at Coca-Cola’sThebarton plant. They were told the factory would be closing in 2019. Picture: Sam Wundke
Workers arrive for an 8am meeting on February 22 at Coca-Cola’s Thebarton plant. They were told the factory would be closing in 2019. Picture: Sam Wundke
14/15Workers arrive for an 8am meeting on February 22 at Coca-Cola’s Thebarton plant. They were told the factory would be closing in 2019. Picture: Sam Wundke
Workers arrive for an 8am meeting on February 22 at Coca-Cola’s Thebarton plant. They were told the factory would be closing in 2019. Picture: Sam Wundke
15/15Workers arrive for an 8am meeting on February 22 at Coca-Cola’s Thebarton plant. They were told the factory would be closing in 2019. Picture: Sam Wundke
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