Millars was a Western Australian focused timber and timber railway company.[1][2][3]
History
Millars' Karri and Jarrah Forests Limited was a public company incorporated in London in July 1897 with its shares listed on the London Stock Exchange.[4]
In 1971 Millars was taken over by Inchcape.[5] In 1983 it was taken over by Bunnings.[6]
In 1902 an amalgamation of Western Australian timber companies saw Millars' Karri and Jarrah Company (1902) Limited formed from:[7][8]
- Millars Karri and Jarrah Forests Limited (Mills at Denmark, Yarloop and Mornington)
- Jarrahdale Jarrah Forests and Railways Limited (Mill at Jarrahdale)[9]
- M. C. Davies' Karri and Jarrah Company Limited (mills at Karridale, Boranup and Jarrahdene)
- Canning Jarrah Timber Company[10]
- Gill McDowell Jarrah Company (mills at Waroona and Lion Mill)[11]
- Jarrah Wood and Saw Mills Company[12]
- Jarrah Timber and Wood Paving Corporation (mills at
Archives
- Battye Library has a collection of materials.[15]
References
- Purcell, Len J. (1988) "Millars in Western Australia: ninety-nine productive years" in Sawing, selling & sons : histories of Australian timber firms, Canberra : Centre for Resource & Environmental Studies, Australian National University, 1988. ISBN 0867403144 edited by John Dargavel, pp. 145–150.^
- (1979) Millars, 1884-1977. Typescript (photocopy) Millars Australia Pty. Ltd. -- History. in Battye Library^
- Gilchrist, W. E. The history of Millars' Timber and Trading Company and its influence on the timber industry of W.A. / Wm. E. Gilchrist. Perth : 1962. Thesis (Teachers' Higher Certificate) – Education Department of Western Australia.^