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J. Kitchen and Sons Limited (1901 - 1956)

From
1901
Victoria
To
1956

Summary

Registered in Victoria to take over J. Kitchen & Sons and Apollo Co. In 1924 the company amalgamated with Lever Brothers. The company name was changed to Unilever Australia in 1956.

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Timeline

  - c. 1923 Lewis and Whitty Pty Ltd
 1888 - 1901 J. Kitchen & Sons and Apollo Company
       1901 - 1956 J. Kitchen and Sons Limited
              Unilever Australasia

Archival resources

Unilever Australasia

  • J. Kitchen and Sons Limited records, 1885 - 1956; Unilever Australasia. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Kitchen, Colin, 'John, Kitchen, Comical Industry Pioneer, A Soap Story', Victorian Historical Journal, vol. 64, no. 1, 1993. Details

Bruce A. Smith

Created: 1 December 1999, Last modified: 22 July 2014