Notable buildings
Some of Goldsbrough Mort's buildings are now heritage listed, including:
| Industry | Agriculture |
|---|---|
| Predecessors | R Goldsbrough & Co Mort & Co |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Founders | Thomas Sutcliffe Mort Richard Goldsbrough |
| Defunct | 1962 |
| Fate | Merged with Elder Smith & Co |
| Successor | Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd (now Elders Limited) |
Goldsbrough Mort & Co was an Australian agricultural business.
In 1843 Thomas Sutcliffe Mort established a business which operated as auctioneers and brokers in the wool trade. The business took on partners and become known as Mort & Co. [1]
In 1847, Richard Goldsbrough founded a wool broking business in Melbourne. [2]
In 1888, R Goldsbrough & Co merged with Mort & Co to form Goldsbrough Mort & Co. [1]
In 1962 Goldsbrough, Mort & Co merged with Elder Smith & Co to form Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd. [1] [3]
In 1981 Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd merged with Henry Jones IXL to form Elders IXL which today trades as Elders Limited. [1] [4]
Goldsbrough Street in Fremantle, Western Australia, is named after the company because they owned property there. [5] It runs between Elder Place (named after Elders Ltd.) and Cantonment Street.
Some of Goldsbrough Mort's buildings are now heritage listed, including:
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