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Colonial Gas Association Limited
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Dates of existence
1888 - 1953
History
Formed in 1888 as The Australasian Gas Association Ltd., it became Colonial Gas in 1893 with local founding shareholders, Melbourne engineer John Coates and Ballarat ironmonger W.H. Eyres. The firm later acquired a number of provincial gas companies throughout Australia.
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Description added 27 Oct 2020
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University of Melbourne Archives, https://archives.unimelb.edu.au (accessed 27 Oct 2020)