Summary

Established as a wool selling business in Melbourne by Richard Goldsbrough in 1848. In 1853 Goldsbrough entered into a partnership with Edward Row and George Kirk, which traded as Row, Kirk & Co acquiring pastoral properties. In 1855 Goldsbrough decided to devote himself to the wool broking and formed a partnership with Hugh Parker, which traded as R Goldsbrough & Co.

In 1881, after a merger with Australian Agency & Banking Ltd, a limited liability firm was established under the name R Goldsbrough & Co Ltd. In 1888 this firm merged with Mort & Co, of Sydney to formed Goldsbrough Mort & Co

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Timeline

 1855 - 1881 R. Goldsbrough & Company
 1877 - 1881 Australian Agency and Banking Corporation Limited
       1881 - 1888 R. Goldsbrough & Company Limited
             1888 - 1963 Goldsbrough Mort & Company Limited
                   1963 - 1982 Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Limited
                         1982 - 1990 Elders IXL Limited