This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Goldsbrough’s Record of Service to District Farmers
The history of Richard Goldsbrough who began as a wool broker in 1848 and founded Goldsbrough Mort and Co Limited is traced. The firm expanded across Western Australia including Bridgetown, Katanning, Bunbury and War West areas, with key managers and branches noted through wartime and postwar changes. The piece credits the company with benefiting primary industry and outlines staff and branch developments in the South West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Goldsbrough
Australia
England
Melbourne “Argus
Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Limited
T. S. Mort and Co
Henry Wills and Company
Perth
Western Australia
Goldsbrough's
W. A
A. C. Daw
Bridgetown
Daw
Katanning
Noel More
Warocona
Augusta
Bunbury
Walpole
Brunswick Junction
Goldsbrough
Goldsbrough’s
More
Midland
L. B. Wilson
Don Roe
Lee Steere
F. J- Lee Steere
Ef. Garside
Manjimup
K. W. Wood
Phyllis Waddington
Nannup
Wnannup
Kirup
Pemberton
Northcliffe
Thomas Sutcliffe Mort