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Smith and Waddington, the predecessor to Commonwealth Engineering, was founded in 1921, in the [[Sydney]] suburb of [[Camperdown, New South Wales|Camperdown]], as a body builder for custom motor cars. It went bankrupt in the [[Great Depression in Australia|Depression]], and was reformed as Waddingtons Body Works and the main factory was moved to [[Granville, New South Wales|Granville]], after a fire in the main workshop. The [[Government of Australia]] took control of the company during [[World War II]] as the company was in serious financial difficulties but had many government orders in its books. The government purchased a controlling stake in the company in 1946 and changed the name to Commonwealth Engineering.<ref name=Dunn-1>{{cite book|first=John|last=Dunn|title=Comeng: A history of Commonwealth Engineering: Volume 1: 1921-1955|year=2006|isbn=1877058424|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yJXEiRvswoIC|publisher=Rosenberg Publishing}}</ref>
In 1949 a factory was established in [[Rocklea, Queensland]]. This was followed in 1952 by a plant in [[Bassendean, Western Australia]] and in 1954 by another in [[Dandenong rolling stock factory|Dandenong, Victoria]]. In June 1957, the government sold its shares. In November 1982 Comeng was taken over by [[Australian National Industries]].
The Granville factory closed in 1989 and has been demolished. The site, which was situated between the [[Great Western Highway]] and [[Main Western railway line]] west of Duck River, has been replaced with new developments including high-rise housing and light industries.
In 1990, the Dandenong plant was sold to [[ABB
John Dunn has written a history of Comeng:
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