Corporate Body
Apollo Company Works (1873 - 1890s)
- From
- 1873
Footscray, Victoria, Australia - To
- 1890s
- Functions
- Works and Chemical Industries
- Location
- Footscray, Victoria
Summary
Established in 1873, the Apollo Company Works was an early company producing organic chemicals such as glycerine, stearine, oleine and household soaps, from products found in slaughter yards.
Related entries
Timeline
1873 - 1890s Apollo Company Works
1890s - c. 1915 Apollo Stearine Candle Cpy
1899 - 1962 Lever Brothers Pty Ltd
1962 - 1989 Lever & Kitchen Pty Ltd
1989 - 1993 L & K: Rexona
1993 - 2000 Lever Rexona
2000 - Unilever Australasia
Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1471430. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_a.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 20 April 2000, Last modified: 4 May 2006
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