James Campbell and Sons was a family business which manufactured and sold building materials in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. As timbergetters and sawmillers, they pioneered new areas in Queensland. It was established by

James Campbell James Campbell may refer to: Academics * James Archibald Campbell (1862–1934), founder of Campbell University in North Carolina * James Marshall Campbell (1895–1977), dean of the college of arts and sciences at the Catholic University of Ameri ...

and one of the sons was

John Dunmore Campbell John Dunmore Campbell (19 April 1854 – 19 June 1909) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Campbell was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of James Campbell (Australian timber merchant), James Campbell, a timbe ...

, a Member of the

Queensland Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly ...

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