Australian Consolidated Industries further records, ca. 1932-1988

MLMSS 9166

fonds

ca. 1932-1988

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Cartographic Materials, Architectural and Technical Drawings, Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Photographs

152616

10.54 metres of textual material (62 boxes)

Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd originated in 1872 when pharmacists Alfred Felton and Frederick Sheppard Grimwade founded the Melbourne Glass Bottle Works to manufacture bottles for the pharmacy trade. Branches were established in other states and in 1916 the company was reorganised under the name of the Australian Glass Manufacturers Company. In 1936, following a restructure, the company changed its name to Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd. After World War II it diversified its activities to include the manufacture and marketing of plastic, fiberglass, metal and paper products, building and fibre products, consumer goods, and the production and use of natural resources such as coal and other minerals. In 1982, following a restructure, the company changed its name to Australian Consolidated Industries International Ltd. This new name reflected its geographic spread and scope. In 1988 it was acquired by BTR Nylex and ceased to operate in its existing form.

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Australian Consolidated Industries further records, ca. 1932-1988. The collection relates to ACI and subsidiary companies, and comprises correspondence, taxation files, reports, indexes to files, financial statements, annual reports, maps, plans, colour and black & white photographs, negatives and sound recordings.

BOX 1
Lever-arch folder: Australian Glass Manufacturers, Sydney, half-yearly accounts, Sept. 1977
Lever-arch folder: ACI and subsidiary companies, end of year accounting, 31 Mar. 1976

BOX 2
Files: revised profit plan 1976-77 and forward, 1976; five year plans, 1974-1975; managers’ monthly reports, Apr. 1974- Mar. 1975; Apr. 1976- Mar. 1977; Apr.- June 1981

BOX 3
Index to 1974-75 files
Files: accounting procedures systems: general, 1974-75; work papers of monthly reports sent to Melbourne, Apr.- June 1974, July- Sept. 1974, Jan.– Mar. 1975, Oct.- Dec. 1975;
managers’ weekly reports, 3 Apr. 1974- 31 Mar. 1975

BOX 4
Files: monthly stocks: work sheets; income tax schedules; statistical returns; weekly labour manning; weekly performance measurement reports; stocktaking procedures; cost objectives analysis and control; glass packaging division; materials; staff; 1974-1975

BOX 5
Files: accounts relating to bottle costs enquiries, Apr.- June 1974, July- Sept. 1974, Oct.- Dec. 1974, Jan.- Mar. 1975

BOX 6
Index to files 1976-77
Files: Australian Glass Manufacturers, Sydney: cost office, filing system index, n.d.
Accounting procedures and systems; audit reports; chart of accounts; cost objective comparisons: branches; capital expenditure post audits; A.H. Kuipers general correspondence; staff; packaging products group misc. correspondence; landed costs; raw materials; misc. costs; association company charges etc.; insurance; labour rates; cullet purchases; rates and taxes; packaging materials; petty cash, sales analysis, cost office invoices; trial balance; 1976-1978

BOX 7
Files: packaging products group; trial balances, Apr.- Sept, 1976-77; general correspondence; road tax; workers compensation insurance; export bottle costs; moulds; cash flow; 1976-1978

BOX 8
Files: cash flow 1978-1980; PCRS correspondence, 1976-1978; cost increases work papers, 1976-1978;

BOX 9
Files: stores, Mar. 1977; interstate visits, 1976-1977; bottle costs, enquiries, branches, 1974-1975; bottle costs, branch transfers; 1974-1975; costs, misc., 1974-1975; associated company charges etc., 1974-1975; labour rates, 1974-1975

BOX 10
Files: cullett purchases; reconciliations; crates, pallets etc.; CIF EDP sales codes; petty cash ledger; nominal balances; trial balances, general ledger, sales analysis, cost office invoices; 1974-1975

BOX 11
Files: sales analysis; road tax; annual plan work papers; cost increases; plasti-shield; stocks central and detail stores; budget working papers; 1974-1975

BOX 12
Files: revised plan Oct. 1974- Mar. 1975: typescript copies; budget 1974-75; labour annual plan, 1974-75; chart of accounts, control centres and cost accounts, cost calendars, 1974-1976; internal audit reports, 1974-1976; accounting procedures, systems, general, 1975-1976; weekly statement glass packaging division, 1974; managers’ weekly reports, 1975-1976

BOX 13
Files: work papers: managers’ monthly reports, 1976; work papers of monthly reports sent to Melbourne, Nov. 1975- Mar. 1976, Apr.- June 1976; revised labour budget (annual plan) Oct.- Mar. 1975; monthly reports, correspondence; 1974-1976; monthly sales summaries, 1975-1976; monthly stocks, work sheets, 1975-1976; half-yearly accounts; control budget: monthly: current; 1974-1976; budget procedures, 1974-1976

BOX 14
Files: five year plan, 1975-1976; bottle costs procedure, 1974-1976; statistical returns, 1975-1976; weekly labour manning, 1975-1976; costs objective comparisons, branches, 1974-1976; monthly productivity statistics report, 1975-1976; fuels and services, 1974-1976; tank repair provision budgets and estimates, 1975-1976; stocktaking procedures, 1975-1976; product cost reports, 1974-1976; EDP charges, 1975-1976; service departments, 1974-1976; sealing machines, 1974-1976

BOX 15
Files: glass packaging division, correspondence, misc., 1975-1976; materials, 1975-1976; staff, 1975-1976; misc. costs, 1975-1976; associated company charges etc., 1975-1976; cost investigations, 1974-1976; refractories, 1974-1976; insurance, 1974-1976; stocks: general, 1974-1976; service charges: misc., 1974-1976; labour rates, 1975-1976; cullett purchases, 1975-1976

BOX 16
Files: trial balances, general ledger, 1975-1976; trial balances, Mar. 1974; general correspondence, 1975-1976; minutes of integrated reporting systems meetings, 1974-1976; sales analysis, 1975-1976; road tax, 1975-1976; flexible budgets, 1975-1976; work papers on comparisons between budgets and actual costs & profits, 1974; workers compensation insurance, 1974-1976

BOX 17
Files: cost increases, 1975-1976; payroll tax, 1974-1976; glass packaging division budget papers, 1975-1976; annual plan: instructions, 1975-1976; implementation of general ledger system, 1975-1976; annual plan: labour, 1973-1974; five-year plan, 1974; statistical returns, 1974

BOX 18
Files: stocktaking procedures, 1974; glass packaging division correspondence, 1974; materials, 1974; bottle costs enquiries, 1973; associated costs, charges, etc., 1974; misc. costs, 1973-1974; five-year plan work papers, 1972-1973; annual plan, 1972-1973

BOX 19
Files: annual plan work papers, 1972-1973; revised budget, Sept. 1972- Mar. 1973; five-year plan work papers: labour, 1972-1973; depreciation schedule, 31 Mar. 1972; end-of-year accounts, 1971-1972

BOX 20
Records concerning ACI property at Caringbah, Woolooware Bay and Smithfield including reports; correspondence; building plans; and a black & white aerial photograph: ‘ACI Land Smithfield’; 1970-1979
Printed material: ‘Birth of a port’ / [Maritime Services Board of New South Wales], 1971

BOX 21
Records concerning ACI property at St Peters, Caringbah, Waterloo etc., including correspondence; building and sub-division plans; lease agreements; 1972-1979

BOX 22
Records concerning ACI property at Mascot, Waterloo, Maddox Street and Botany, including reports; correspondence; building plans; and a black & white aerial photograph, ca. 1971-1980

BOX 23
Records concerning ACI property at Baulkham Hills, Mascot and Greystanes, including correspondence, plans, maps, ca. 1974-1981

BOX 24
Files: monthly managers’ reports: Jan.- Mar. 1982, Apr.- Sept. 1982, Oct. 1982- Mar. 1983

BOX 25
Files: monthly managers’ reports: Apr.- Sept. 1980, July- Sept. 1981, Apr.- Sept. 1983, Oct.- Dec. 1981

BOX 26
Series description sheets: 571-651, 652-662, n.d.

BOX 27
Memorandum and Articles of Association of V. Wray Pty Ltd, 7 Nov. 1932
‘Historical outline and origins of the Martin Group of companies / L.H. Martin, June 1969
‘Australian Consolidated Industries Limited staff superannuation fund rules’, n.d.
‘Australian Consolidated Industries: a review by A.D. Meares & Bishop, members of the Sydney Stock Exchange', July 1969
‘Retention of personnel records, compiled by K. O’Sullivan', Dec. 1986

BOX 28
ACI archivist’s files relating to administrative history & organisational charts, exhibitions and displays, BTR-Nylex takeover, ca. 1988; Queen St, Melbourne, ca. 1971-1987

BOX 29
‘Research into company image of ACI and seven subsidiaries’ by B.J. Elliott, Sept. 1967
ACI information service monthly reports, Dec. 1985- Oct. 1987

BOX 30
Financial reports of ACI and subsidiaries, including Slaughter and May report, 1987; reports and accounts for ACI-Nyles and subsidiaries, Mar. 1973, 1974; St. Regis, 1974, 1975

BOX 31
Files: ACI U.S. correspondence, 30 June 1978- 29 Dec. 1981; Luke Moras balance sheet and accounts, 31 Dec. 1969; St. Regis financial statements, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975

BOX 32
Bound copies of ACI annual reports, 1956-1971; notes on accession register, 1984-1988; index cards arranged alphabetically relating to companies and company secretaries, n.d.

BOX 33
ACI annual reports, 1947-1985 [incomplete]

BOX 34
Staff and executive superannuation fund minute book, 14 Mar. 1971-8 Dec. 1978
Felt and textiles pension and assurance fund minute book, folios 1-108, Nov. 1957- Dec. 1963
Felt and textiles superannuation fund trustee meetings minute book, 25 Aug. 1947- 16 June 1961

BOX 35
Felt and textiles pension and assurance fund minute book, folios 1-109, Apr. 1964- Dec. 1969
ACI printed material including product and company information booklets, BTR Nylex press comments 1988; annual reports, 1979-1988 [incomplete]

BOXES 36-43
Series 659: ACI files. The series comprises taxation files: copies of company returns, working papers, notices of assessment from the taxation dept., correspondence regarding taxation of ACI and subsidiaries, 1975-1977
[Detailed contents list in Box 26]

BOXES 44-49
Series 663: ACI Information Service files. The series comprises general correspondence, reports, telexes, submissions, computer information, plant visits and daily working and business papers of ACI Information Service, 1961-1988
[Detailed contents list in Box 26]

BOXES 50-52
Series 664: ACI Archive and Record Section of ACI information Service. The series comprises general correspondence reports, action plans, submissions, reports and proposals regarding the setting up of the ACI Archive and Record Section of ACI Information Service, 1964-1988
[Detailed contents list in Box 26]

BOX 53
Duplicate copies of shareholders’ reports: 1945-1982 [incomplete]

BOX 54
Duplicate copies of ACI annual reports, 1984-1987

BOX 55
Series 13 duplicates, being ringbinder folder of ‘Some aspects of ACI history’, 1964; ringbinder folder of ‘Some aspects of ACI history’, including manuscript annotations, 1964; ex-library copy of ‘Some notes leading up to the book entitled ‘The Book of ACI Historical Data 1872-1964’, 1964

BOX 56
Borsimex Pty Ltd, accounts, 1980-1982; 1984

BOX 57
ACI half year accounts, Sept. 1982; Feltex NZ Ltd, 1982; Michaelis Bayley Ltd, 1981

BOXES 58-59
Files concerning Caringbah property, including sale of land and stage 1 and 2 development, ca. 1976-1983

BOX 60
Slide Series No. 1. The series consists of slides of ACMIL Ltd; ACI Divisions; factory scenes and factory materials; float; window glass; Felt and Textile Industries; PGH Ceramics, library techniques and transparencies; Silverwood and Beck; Thai Glass Bangkok; unidentified Adelaide exhibition; n.d.

BOX 61
‘Photographic Series: ACI (P): all remaining photographs’: colour and black & white photographs and negatives of ACI personnel, facilities, factories and products; n.d.

BOX 62
ACI colour and black & white negatives and contact prints, including displays of Felt and Textiles product displays; ACMIL photos A/N 86/32; folder of ‘transparencies for press releases; n.d.

SOUND RECORDINGS
Call No. MLOH 734
Series 01: Australian Consolidated Industries sound recordings

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See also ML MSS 5146: ACI International Limited records, 1889-1988