Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Merryville Proprietary Limited
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Description area
Dates of existence
1937 - c. 1989
History
Merryville Pty Ltd, a family company, was founded in 1937 by Sir Walter Thomas Merriman. Merriman, who was managing director of the company, bred a type of Merino known today as the Merryville type. After Sir Walter Merriman's death in 1972 his son Bruce became managing director until his death in 1988.
Places
Yass, New South Wales
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Functions, occupations and activities
sheep and cattle farming
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Entered from deposit description on 1 Jun 2011
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Sources
http://www.merryvillestud.com.au/history.htm (accessed on 1 June 2011)
Australian Dictionary of Biography, http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100474b.htm (accessed on 1 June 2011)