1873 ? Northcote Patent Brick established in Separation St behind Carters Arms hotel. Northcote Inebriates Retreat opens on current site of Northcote Secondary School on western side of St Georges Rd past Merri Creek crossing. Operates until 1893.
1882 ? Northcote Brick Company established in Separation Street. Bricks were being produced from Roberts Hotel days. At its peak around 1.5 million bricks were produced every ten days from this huge pit for almost 100 years. One of the most significant employers. This was a modern company using steam engines for mechanisation copying the techniques from Hoffman Bricks in Brunswick
1977 ? Northcote Brickworks ceases operations. In 1979 chimneys and kilns levelled. Council takes over pit and begins 25 years of filling.
Best: This is an Australian brick which occurs occasionally in Auckland sites.
