▁to ▁the ▁Ev apor ator ▁House . ▁From ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁a ▁pot ▁still ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁produce ▁alco hol ▁for ▁the ▁am mun ition ▁fact ories , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁a ▁continuous ▁still ▁was ▁installed . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁fear s ▁that ▁oil ▁resources ▁were ▁limited , ▁alco hol ▁produced ▁from ▁mol ass es ▁was ▁also ▁considered ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁fuel . ▁" Power ▁alco hol " ▁was ▁manufact ured ▁at ▁Col ms lie ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁before ▁production ▁was ▁halt ed ▁by ▁concerns ▁that ▁the ▁cost ▁was ▁too ▁high . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 8 0 0 ▁kil olit res ▁of ▁this ▁alco hol ▁was ▁made , ▁and ▁was ▁mixed ▁with ▁ben z ol ▁and ▁ ether ▁to ▁produce ▁ 1 2 0 0 ▁kil olit res ▁of ▁motor ▁fuel . ▁This ▁fuel ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Post ▁Master ▁General ' s ▁Department , ▁in ▁its ▁postal ▁vehicles ▁in ▁Br is b ane ▁and ▁Melbourne , ▁and ▁by ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Air ▁Force ▁( RA AF ) ▁vehicles ▁in ▁Victoria . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁the ▁factory ▁was ▁closed ▁down ▁to ▁a ▁reserve ▁status , ▁under ▁a ▁care t aker . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁the ▁factory ' s ▁plant ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Foot sc ray ▁and ▁Mar ib yr n ong ▁fact ories ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁and ▁the ▁factory ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of