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In the years when housing construction began to grow, brick was the basic material, compared to today's materials.
The NSW State Government saw the opportunity to make money from the production and sale of bricks and established the State Brickworks at Homebush in 1911.
It was located near the State Slaughterhouse, (today the Stadiums) and it is presumed that for obvious reasons of raw materials.
The depression years caused demand to decline significantly, which is why the company was sold into private hands in 1930, but it did not survive for long.
Let us emphasise that this was not the only brick factory in the Sydney area.
During World War II, this site was used by the Australian Navy as a munitions depot.
Once the war was over, the State Government decided to reopen the brick factory just in time for the second construction boom, and even with its own railway station for the workers.
This area was not only known for bricks or the slaughterhouse, it was also the place
that vibrated with the engines of the Super 8, since it was part of the racing circuit on Fridays and Saturdays.
Cinematography also took this place for the filming of several productions, such as Mad Max for example.
This entire area, including the Rhodes Suburb, was an Industrial area that ended its days in 1992 when construction began for the 2000 Olympic Games.
The green and yellow toads also lost part of their dominance to the point of extinction. But they were recovered with the breeding program established at the Taronga Zoo.
Today BrickPit is part of the tourist attractions that Sydney offers, included within Sydney Olympic Park.
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