Goldsbrough Mort & Co

Goldsbrough Mort & Co was an Australian agricultural business.

History

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]

Notable buildings

Some of Goldsbrough Mort's buildings are now heritage listed, including:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "History of Mort & Co from 1843 to now". Mort & Co. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Barnard, Alan (1972). "Goldsbrough, Richard (1821–1886)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "The History of Elders 1900 - 1970". Elders Limited. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "175 years: Elders historic summary 1839 - 2014" (PDF). Elders Limited. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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