Corporate Body
Kiwi Australia Ltd (c. 1971 - c. 1984)
- From
- c. 1971
Clayton South, Victoria, Australia - To
- c. 1984
- Functions
- Chemical Industries and Manufacturing Industry
- Location
- Clayton South, Victoria
Summary
In the early 1970s Kiwi Australia succeeded the Kiwi Polish Company. Kiwi Australia continued to manufacture shoe polishes and household cleaners. The origins of the company date back to 1901 when William Ramsay and Hamilton McKellan opened a small factory producing cleaning products in Carlton, Victoria. In 1906 they perfected a new polish to which William Ramsay gave the name Kiwi.
Related entries
Timeline
c. 1913 - c. 1916 Kiwi Boot Polish Company
c. 1916 - c. 1971 Kiwi Polish Company
c. 1971 - c. 1984 Kiwi Australia Ltd
Superior
Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476996. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 10 December 2002, Last modified: 4 May 2006