Pictures of the last day of hot metal production, sent in by Alan Jones.
The photographs that follow were scanned in from a special edition published by Queensland Newspapers in Brisbane, Australia back in 1982.
They lack a little in quality as a result, but I think they are well worthy of inclusion on the site.
![Pages waiting to be dissed](https://www.metaltype.co.uk/photos/images/26.jpeg)
![Linotype operator](https://www.metaltype.co.uk/photos/images/27.jpeg)
![Type being carried](https://www.metaltype.co.uk/photos/images/28.jpeg)
![Final farewell](https://www.metaltype.co.uk/photos/images/29.jpeg)
![Rest in Peace](https://www.metaltype.co.uk/photos/images/30.jpeg)
![Apprentice](https://www.metaltype.co.uk/photos/images/31.jpeg)