Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
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Griffiths Brothers Proprietary Limited
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Description area
Dates of existence
1898 - 1920
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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Melbourne; Sydney
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Functions, occupations and activities
coffee manufacturing; food retailing; grocery and liquor wholesaling; tea manufacturing
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Related entity
Crawford, Robert
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Robert Crawford recorded a number of oral history interviews with former Griffiths Brothers employees. The interviews are in deposit N442.
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Entered from deposit description on 18 May 2011
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Sources
Jobson's Year Book of Public Companies of Australia and New Zealand