Deposit 43 - Griffith Brothers Proprietary Limited deposit

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AU NBAC 43

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Griffith Brothers Proprietary Limited deposit

Date(s)

  • 1890 - 1928 (Creation)

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Deposit

Extent and medium

1 box + 2 volumes

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Name of creator

(1898 - 1920)

Administrative history

The firm was established in 1879 by James Griffiths, who entered upon a partnership with his brother, John, in 1882. The company was registered in Victoria in 1898 as a proprietary company and re-registered in 29 October 1913. It became a public company on 2 December 1920 trading as Griffiths Brothers Ltd. Its main activities were the manufacture, distribution and sale of tea, coffee and cocoa.

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Scope and content

Minutes, staff records, business notes and instruction book, wages book, register of members and directors, register of mortgages and financial records, newspapers containing advertisements

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Researchers must sign an access agreement

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      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Entered from deposit description on 29 July 2011

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