422877
- TitleWinchcombe, Carson & Co records, 1889-1968
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 2640 (K 8185-K 8236)
MLMSS 2640/Volumes 1-11 - Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1889-1968 - Type of material
- Reference code422877
- Physical Description52 cartons (106 volumes with some outsize)
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Frederick Earle Winchcombe, Duncan Carson, C. L. Wallis and E. J. Turton formed Winchcombe, Carson & Co, woolbrokers, stock and station agents in 1889.
In september 1899 the firm was incorporated with a nominal capital of £150,000. Winchcombe, Carson & Co. Ltd became Winchcombe, Carson Ltd in 1910. It owned large woolstores in Wattle Street Pyrmont and became one of the best known pastoral firms eastern Australia with over thirty branches in New South Wales and twenty-five in Queensland.
Reference
Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/ (accessed April 14, 2009) - Scope and ContentInclude rough minutes, 1901-1963, share registers, wool sales, pictorial material and financial records
- Access Conditions
This material is held offsite and is usually available after 4pm on the next business day. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian - Finding AidsContents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -
- General note
This collection includes pictorial material at Pic.Acc.3061 - - Subject
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