Good pay at Goetz. On the same page as this advertisement, the Victorian Railways were paying £9/15/6 (av. weekly earnings with overtime) for Firemen & Labourers at the nearby Newport Power Station.
Williamstown Chronicle 14 April 1950, p.4
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Engineers Wanted
The Argus, 30 August 1952, p.32
Shorthand, Typist Wanted
Not all Goetz jobs were for factory workers. Someone had to do the office work!
Williamstown Chronicle, 8 December 1950, p.3
Goetz gets a mention in 1963 U.S. International Commerce Journal
The U.S.A. trade journal ‘International Commerce’ ran a section in each monthly edition to advise US businesses of potential investment and general business opportunities in other countries.
One such entry for W. G. Goetz & Sons appeared in the 11th February 1963 edition
(Vol. 69, No. 6)
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Cover
Section heading, page 27
Goetz entry, in the ‘Australia’ listing, page 28
40C Power Press
Thanks to Karen and Kurtis for sending these photos of the 40C machine they have at Cutting Edge Engineering of Ormeau, QLD.
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Footscray Tech Expo
W. G. Goetz & Sons Ltd. listed among exhibitors at the Footscray Technical School’s “Craftsmanship in Industry” exhibition. From the Williamstown Chronicle, 7 May 1954, p.2
It seems that Goetz had been long-time Footscray Tech supporters by way of advertising in their magazine and had provided industry visits for students.
Metal Tradesmen Wanted!
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Sunshine Advocate, 28 May 1954, p.7
Williamstown Chronicle 28 May 1954, p.7
Heat Treatment Department Jobs
Work available in the Heat Treatment Department!
From The Argus, 16 April 1955, p.41
Jobs – Dutch-Australian Weekly 1960s
During the 1960s, W. G. Goetz & Sons advertised for workers in the Dutch Australian Weekly, published from Sydney.
Here are a couple of ads with translations from Google Translate… possibly not totally accurate, but hopefully you’ll get the idea of what Goetz was offering and the sort of workers the were seeking. Please contact us if you have a better translation than Google!
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Dutch-Australian Weekly (Sydney),18 Nov 1960. p.10
Original (left), Google Translate (right)
Dutch-Australian Weekly (Sydney), 8 Oct 1965. p.10
Original (left), Google Translate (right)
15C – new lease of life!
Goetz machinery just seems to keep going, on and on… a testament to the build quality.
Here’s a 15C 15 Ton Power Press about to get a new lease of life on the NSW central coast, as a press to make parts for an ingenious guttering system for houses and other buildings. Sections of the guttering can be swung down to empty the leaves.
Thanks to Michael Bell for the info and photos.
Unloaded: I-Beam attached to the base as a travel prop
Variable Frequency Drive inverter – how to run a 3-phase machine on 240V single-phase
The work table – can be tilted to enable pressed parts to slide off easily into a bin for increased productivity.
The cast lettering in the frame of the press shows W. G. Goetz & Sons Pty. Ltd. at West Melbourne – a reference to their Batman Street site. Goetz moved from West Melbourne to the Hall Street, Spotswood site in 1939. It was on 29th April 1939 that Goetz changed from being a Pty. Ltd. entity to a publicly listed company, becoming W. G. Goetz & Sons Limited. Further castings and ID plates showed their base of operation simply as “Spotswood Melbourne” or just “Melbourne”.
