Agency:
Hobart Brick Company
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1905
Description:
The Hobart Brick Company (HBC) was formed following a meeting held at the Imperial on Saturday, 19 August 1905. The meeting had been called to initiate a proposed Builders and Merchants Co-operative Brick Company. The provisional directors appointed that evening were Robert Stabb (chairman), William Cooper, Arthur Dowding, James Mackenzie and James Dunn. Duff's brickworks at Forster Street in New Town was suggested as the first site and taken on as a going concern.;;In 1908 Kemp & Denning bought an interest in HBC, and gained control in 1936.;;In 1961 two subsidiary companies of HBC were formed - Down Draught Bricks Pty Ltd and Hoffman Bricks Pty Ltd.;;
Information Sources:
Minutes of meeting, NS6633/1/1; Mercury (TAS), 17 and 21 August 1905
Functions Performed:
Tasmanian businesses
Controlled Agencies:
Downdraught Bricks Pty Ltd (NG3744) | 01 Jan 1962 | 31 Dec 1987 |
Hoffman Bricks Pty Ltd. (NG3743) | 01 Jan 1962 | 31 Dec 1987 |
Controlling Agencies:
Kemp & Denning (NG3734) | 01 Jan 1902 | 30 Apr 2020 |
Series Created By Agency:
NS6658 Share Register | 01 Jan 1905 | 31 Dec 1963 |
NS6633 Minutes of Meetings of the Directors | 12 Aug 1905 | 27 Apr 1987 |
NS6745 Plans | 23 Feb 1909 | 14 Oct 1921 |
NS6657 Kiln Book | 01 Jun 1912 | 08 Sep 1913 |
NS6747 General Files | 01 Jan 1913 | 30 Sep 1962 |