Flax Mill - Lismore

Welcome to the old Lismore Flax Mill - or whats left of it.  Built in 1942, employing mainly returning soldiers from the war.  Consisting of a scutching house, straw and fibre store room, an office block, garages and a weighbridge.  For the employees there were well fitted mess rooms with fireplaces and also shower rooms.  There was also a hostel for 40 employees built. 

Flax is a plant grown for both fibre and oil.  Such linens like sheets, table cloths and clothes were made from the woven fibres of the flax plant.  The oil from the seeds is known as linseed oil.

The scutching house was where the fibres of the plant were prepared for spinning.  They would separate the seeds from the plant, and comb the fibres.  They would end up with long hair like strands around 60cm long, ready to be spun.

When the mill first opened, it employed around 80 people, 40 men and 40 women.  Employees would work round the clock in three shifts.

The mill could handle up to 3,000 acres of sown flax, and this was split up between 800 farms throughout the district.

The mill was closed down in 1953.

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Please note: These buildings are on private property.