The British-Australasian Tobacco Company Limited was an Australian tobacco manufacturer with offices in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

and

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

. The company was formed by a merger of the ''Dixson Tobacco Company Limited'' and ''William Cameron Brothers and Company Proprietary''. Sir

William Dixson Sir William Dixson (18 April 1870 – 17 August 1952) was an Australian businessman, collector and benefactor who bequeathed his collection of over 20,000 items of Australiana to the State Library of New South Wales, forming the ''Dixson Libr ...

was company director from 1903-1908.

In popular culture

The tobacco tins constructed from tin plated thin rolled steel produced by the British-Australasian Tobacco Company are now collectable items.

References

1914 establishments in Australia Manufacturing companies established in 1914 Defunct manufacturing companies of Australia Tobacco companies of Australia {{Company-stub