Corporate Body

Robison Bros & Co Pty Ltd (1854 - ?)

From: 1854
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Functions: Manufacturing industry
Location: Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

Established in 1854, Robison Bros. & Co. Pty Ltd were manufacturing engineers, brassfounders and coppersmiths. The company manufactured machinery used in the food industry, in Melbourne, during the latter half of the nineteenth century.

Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

Robison Bros. & Co. Pty Ltd - Records, 1880 - 1930, 73/32; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

Weickhardt, C. G. T., 'Pioneer engineers, Part 3: Robison Brothers & Company Pty Ltd.', Royal Historical Society of Victoria Journal, 55 (1) (1984), 31-35, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/116266. Details

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477028. Details

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