Corporate Body

Holeproof Hosiery Ltd (1920s - )

From
1920s
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Functions
Materials or Textiles Industries and Manufacturing industry
Website
http://www.holeproof.com.au/
Location
Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

Holeproof Hosiery Ltd first began to manufacture in Australia in the late 1920s. The company was taken over by Dunlop (later to become Pacific Dunlop) in 1968. Today Holeproof manufactures a wide variety of hosiery and underwear and a division of Pacific Brands.

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Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • Prestige Ltd. - Records, 1920 - 1953, 75/85; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
  • Prestige Ltd. - Records, 1920 - 1968, 72/16; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

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Ailie Smith

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