Goldsbrough Mort & Co was an Australian agricultural business.

History

In 1843

Thomas Sutcliffe Mort Thomas Sutcliffe Mort (23 December 18169 May 1878) was an Australian industrialist who improved the refrigeration of meat. He was renowned for speculation in the local pastoral industry as well as industrial activities such as his Ice-Works in ...

established a business which operated as auctioneers and brokers in the wool trade. The business took on partners and become known as Mort & Co. In 1847,

Richard Goldsbrough Richard Goldsbrough (17 October 1821 – 8 April 1886) was an English-born Australian businessman who was involved in the wool industry in the 19th century. Goldsbrough took little part in public life, although he was a steward of the Victoria Rac ...

founded a wool broking business in Melbourne. In 1888, R Goldsbrough & Co merged with Mort & Co to form Goldsbrough Mort & Co. In 1962 Goldsbrough, Mort & Co merged with Elder Smith & Co to form Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd. In 1981 Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd merged with Henry Jones IXL to form Elders IXL which today trades as Elders Limited. Goldsbrough Street in

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

, Western Australia, is named after the company because they owned property there. It runs between Elder Place (named after Elders Ltd.) and Cantonment Street.

Notable buildings

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

Goldsbrough Mort Woolstore Goldsbrough Mort Woolstore is a heritage-listed warehouse at 88 Macquarie Street, Teneriffe, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built by Stuart Brothers (Sydney). It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 199 ...

, Brisbane *

Goldsbrough Mort Building, Rockhampton Goldsbrough Mort Building is a heritage-listed warehouse at 238 Quay Street, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1899. It is also known as Drug Houses of Australia Ltd, Queensland Druggists Building, and Tay ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldsbrough Mort and Co Australian stock and station agencies Agriculture companies established in the 19th century Agriculture companies disestablished in the 20th century Australian companies established in 1888