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Australian Cement Limited (1925 - 1964)

From
1925
South Melbourne, Victoria
To
1964

Summary

Registered in Victoria in 1925 to take over the business activities of Australian Portland Cement Company Pty Ltd. In 1929 Kandos Cement Company Ltd was merged into the company's operations. A new company Australian Portland Cement Pty Ltd was registered in Victoria to acquire the assets etc of both companies.

Timeline

 1895 - 1925 Australian Portland Cement Company Pty Ltd [I]
       1925 - 1964 Australian Cement Limited
             1964 - Australian and Kandos Cement Holdings Limited

Archival resources

Geelong Heritage Centre, (formerly Geelong Historical Records Centre)

  • Australian Cement Limited records, 1910 - 1958, GRS 1379; Geelong Heritage Centre, (formerly Geelong Historical Records Centre). Details

Published resources

Books

  • 50 years of building, Melbourne, Victoria, 1962, 16 pp. Details
  • McCann, W.B., History of the descendants of Peter McCann who landed in Australia in 1799 and the establishment of the cement industry in Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, 1943, 45 pp. Details

Bruce A. Smith