Corporate Body
Johns & Waygood Ltd (1892 - 1966)
- From
- 1892
Mascot, New South Wales, Australia - To
- 1966
- Functions
- Building or Construction Industries
- Location
- Mascot, New South Wales
Summary
Johns & Waygood was established as a public company in 1892. It fabricated many Australian landmarks including Sydney's Centrepoint Tower and helped pioneer the lift industry. In 1966 the company became Johns Perry Ltd, which was taken over by Boral Limited in 1986. After further takeovers the company became known as Advanced Building Technologies Group Pty Ltd and was still operating under that name in 2006.
Archival resources
Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc
- Charles George Weickhardt : Notes on the history of engineering firms in Victoria, c. 1950 - 2000, MS 000036 (Box 017-1); Weickhardt, Charles George Talbot (George) (1906 - 2000); Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc. Details
Published resources
Books
- Blainey, Geoffrey, Johns and Waygood Limited: one hundred years, 1856-1956 (Melbourne: Johns and Waygood, 1956), 72 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Hand power travelling cranes (illustrated)', Commonwealth Engineer, 1 (8) (1914), 274-275. Details
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477213. 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_j.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 19 July 2001, Last modified: 16 March 2006
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