▁fact ories ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Ar sen al , ▁and ▁its ▁High ▁Ex pl os ives ▁and ▁F illing ▁Factory ▁Group ▁in ▁Victoria ▁became ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁chemical ▁engineering ▁in ▁Australia . ▁Other ▁Mun itions ▁Supp ly ▁Board ▁assets ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁included ▁the ▁Or dn ance ▁Factory ▁Group , ▁Gun ▁Am mun ition ▁Factory ▁Group , ▁and ▁Small ▁Ar ms ▁Am mun ition ▁Factory ▁in ▁Victoria , ▁and ▁the ▁Small ▁Ar ms ▁Factory ▁Group ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁The ▁Mun itions ▁Supp ly ▁Board ▁thus ▁controlled ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁advanced ▁factory ▁system ▁in ▁Australia , ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁industrial ▁research ▁labor ator ies , ▁under ▁the ▁Mun itions ▁Supp ly ▁Labor ator ies ▁organisation . ▁ ▁A ▁committee ▁from ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Department ▁of ▁Home ▁Affairs ▁selected ▁a ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁Ac et ate ▁of ▁L ime ▁Factory ▁at ▁Col ms lie ▁in ▁mid ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁after ▁C air ns ▁was ▁considered ▁and ▁rejected . ▁Sub div isions ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Sub urban ▁All ot ment ▁ 2 2 , ▁Par ish ▁of ▁Bul im ba , ▁County ▁of ▁Stanley , ▁covering ▁▁ ▁were ▁res umed ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁. ▁A ▁plan ▁drawn ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Home ▁Affairs ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁and ▁signed ▁" H JB ", ▁laid ▁out ▁the ▁main ▁built ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁factory , ▁and ▁their ▁function