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Australian Consolidated Industries Limited (1939 - 1982)

From
1939
Melbourne, Victoria
To
1982

Summary

Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd was formed in 1939 when Australian Glass Manufacturers Co Ltd changed it's name to reflect diversification into building products.

1982 a new holding company was formed and the company's name was changed to A.C.I. International Ltd.

Timeline

  Vance and Ross Pty Ltd
 1903 - 1915 Melbourne Glass Bottle Works Company Pty Ltd
 1910 - 1915 Waterloo Glass Bottle Works Limited
       1915 - 1922 Australian Glass Manufacturers Company, Limited (I)
       1920 - 1922 Zetland Glass Bottle Works Limited
             1922 - 1939 Australian Glass Manufacturers Company Limited (II)
                   1939 - 1982 Australian Consolidated Industries Limited
                         1983 - ACI Australia Limited

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • Australian Consolidated Industries Limited records, 1889 - 1988; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Fountain, Helen, 'Managing multnational expansion and related diversification: the case of Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd, 1939-72', Australian Ecomonic History Review, vol. 42, no. 2, 2002, pp. 160-182. Details

Bruce A. Smith