Mort and Company Limited

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Corporate body

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Mort and Company Limited

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Dates of existence

1843 - 1888

History

The company was first established in 1843 when Thomas Sutcliffe Mort established Mort & Co as an auctioneering and brokering business specifically focusing on selling wool. In 1888 Mort and Company Limited amalgamated with R Goldsbrough & Co to form the firm Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd. The history of the firm falls into three periods: Mort & Co (Old Firm), 1862 - 1870; Mort & Co (New Firm), 1867 - 1883; Mort & Co Ltd, 1883 - 1888.

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Sydney

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Functions, occupations and activities

sheep and cattle farming; wool broking

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Entered from deposit description on 24 August 2011

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Sources

Mort & Co website: http://www.mortco.com.au/history.html (accessed on 24 August 2011)

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