Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Limited - records, 1935-1937, mainly concerning the woolstore fire in 1935.

MLMSS 2252

fonds

1935-1937

Textual Records, Photographs

153754

5 boxes - 0.9 Meters
Textual Records - (typescript)
Photographs
Textual Records

Goldsbrough, Mort & Co. Ltd. was the oldest established wool-selling brokers in Australia. The company's woolstore on the corner of Fig and Pyrmont Streets, Pyrmont, Sydney was destroyed by fire on 25 September 1935.

1935-1937; Letters received from head office (Call No.: MLMSS 2252/1)
1935; Papers re joint mergers. Include copies of letters, memoranda, newscuttings and wires. (Call No.: MLMSS 2252/1)
1935-1937; General correspondence. Subjects covered include insurance needs and claims, costs and charges, re-building requirements, plans and approvals, wool assessments, machinery replacement, fire plans. (Call No.: MLMSS 2252/1)
1935-1936; Papers concerning buyers. Include certificates, material re waterdamage to wool and correspondence. (Call No.: MLMSS 2252/2)
1935-1936; Assessor's papers. Include letters, notes and lists, claims and salvage debits (Call No.: MLMSS 2252/2)
1935-1936; Insurance papers concerning fire. Include correspondence and policies. (Call No.: MLMSS 2252/3)
1935-1939; Legal papers re fire (Call No.: MLMSS 2252/3)
1935-1936; Papers regarding clients mainly correspondence (Call No.: MLMSS 2252/4)
1935; Wool lists and figures (Call No.: MLMSS 2252/4-5)
1936-1937; Papers concerning re-building of Pyrmont Wool Store. Include correspondence, reports, memoranda and photographs. (Call No.: MLMSS 2252/4)
1935; Newscuttings (Call No.: MLMSS 2252/5)
1935; Reports concerning the fire, enquiry and re-building (Call No.: MLMSS 2252/5)
1935; Lists of wool in store on the night of the fire (Call No.: MLMSS 2252/5)
1935; Photograph of the woolstore prior to the fire (Call No.: MLMSS 2252/5)

This collection was formerly located at K22165-K22167.