This is the story of a manufacturing plant whose beginnings wereshaped by global events in the improbable setting of a fledglingrural city. "The Factory", by which it became affectionately known,emerged during the Second World War building armaments for theAustralian government. It then recreated itself to nurture and nourish generations of local families making household appliances for a rapidly expanding nation.Over eight decades, the factory owners continually mouldedand modernised it to ultimately focus on building the world's best refrigerators and freezers and to carry the famous Westinghouse,Kelvinator and Electrolux brands into household kitchens all overAustralia. The factory continually confronted and rebuffed economicheadwinds and, despite its size and station, 'punched above its weight' before succumbing to the inexorable "progress" of globalisation.This book is dedicated to the men and women who came from nearand far to work at the factory and whose work touched - and willcontinue to touch - the lives of so many others.