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Allen Taylor & Company is a timber company in Australia. Founded by Allen Taylor in 1893 in Rozelle, Sydney, it is a subsidiary of Boral.

By the time Taylor was knighted in 1911, he was on the board of numerous companies. He was an Alderman and Mayor of the Annandale Borough, an Alderman and Lord Mayor of Sydney Municipal Council and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.^[1]

In the 1970s, Allen Taylor & Company supplied timbers used in the Sydney Opera House.^[2] In April 1970 Allen Taylor & Company was taken over by Blue Metal Industries which in turn was purchased by Boral in 1982.^[3]^[4]^[5]

The company owned a number of ships as part of its timber business.

Ship	Built	Builder	Service	Gross Tonnage	Notes
Ability	1910			140 tons	Scuttled in 1960.
Allenwood	1920	Ernest Wright, Tuncurry	1920–1951	398 tons	Beached upon Bird Island Beach, New South Wales in 1951 and broken up in situ.
Annandale	1899			108 tons	1907 Foundered at sea on a voyage from Sydney to Bellinger River ^{[citation needed]}
Australia	1897			112 tons
Bellinger	1902			229 tons
Boomerang	1898			228 tons
Candidate	1885			86 tons
Pyrmont	1903			215 tons	Wrecked near Dedele, New Guinea in April 1913.
Comboyne	1911	John Wright (Snr) & Ernst Wright, Tuncurry	1911–1920	281 tons	Wrecked off Bass Point, Shellharbour on 27 November 1920.
Croki				303 tons
Tottie	1890			74 tons
Wandra	1907	Denis Sullivan, Coopernook	1907–1915	164 tons	Wrecked off Drum and Drumsticks, Jervis Bay on 15 November 1915

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[1] Sir Allen Arthur Taylor Parliament of New South Wales

[2] Boral closes mill that provided fine timber for Opera House Sydney Morning Herald 8 September 2010

[3] Mergers & Acquisitions Bureau of Industry Economics 1990

[4] Allen Taylor & Company Ltd (a subsidiary of Boral Timber) - proposed acquisition of J & JL Davis Pty Ltd Australian Competition & Consumer Commission

[5] History 1980 - 1989 Boral

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-'''Allen Taylor & Company''' is a company in Australia, which is a subsidiary of Boral Timber.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/684213/fromItemId/751043|title= Allen Taylor & Company Ltd (a subsidiary of Boral Timber) - proposed acquisition of J & JL Davis Pty Ltd| publisher = Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |accessdate=25 November 2011}}</ref> The company was founded by Allen Arthur Taylor in 1893, based at [[Rozelle, New South Wales|Rozelle]].
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+{{refimprove|date=January 2015}}
+{{notability|Companies|date=June 2014}}}}
+{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
+'''Allen Taylor & Company''' is a timber company in Australia. Founded by [[Allen Taylor]] in 1893 in [[Rozelle]], [[Sydney]], it is a subsidiary of [[Boral]].
-By the time Taylor was knighted in 1911, he was on the board of numerous companies. He was an Alderman and Mayor of the Annandale Borough, an Alderman and Lord Mayor of Sydney Municipal Council and a Member of the NSW Legislative Council.[http://ramin.com.au/annandale/story-74b-trafalgar-street.shtml#taylor]. Three early Presscopy Letter books of Allen Taylor and Co are in the Noel Butlin Archives at the ANU [http://ramin.com.au/annandale/story-allen-taylor-&co-letterbooks.shtml].
+By the time Taylor was knighted in 1911, he was on the board of numerous companies. He was an Alderman and Mayor of the Annandale Borough, an Alderman and Lord Mayor of Sydney Municipal Council and a Member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Council]].<ref>[https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/Pages/former-member-details.aspx?pk=1141 Sir Allen Arthur Taylor] [[Parliament of New South Wales]]</ref>
+In the 1970s, Allen Taylor & Company supplied timbers used in the [[Sydney Opera House]].<ref>[https://www.smh.com.au/national/boral-closes-mill-that-provided-fine-timber-for-opera-house-20100907-14znj.html Boral closes mill that provided fine timber for Opera House] ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]] 8 September 2010</ref> In April 1970 Allen Taylor & Company was taken over by Blue Metal Industries which in turn was purchased by Boral in 1982.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160326231405/https://www.pc.gov.au/research/supporting/mergers-acquisitions/rr36.pdf Mergers & Acquisitions] [[Bureau of Industry Economics]] 1990</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120228191821/http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/684213/fromItemId/751043 Allen Taylor & Company Ltd (a subsidiary of Boral Timber) - proposed acquisition of J & JL Davis Pty Ltd] [[Australian Competition & Consumer Commission]]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231113061405/https://www.boral.com.au/about/history/1980-1989 History 1980 - 1989] [[Boral]]</ref>
-The company once owned a number of ships as part of its timber business.
+The company owned a number of ships as part of its timber business.
-==Former ships==
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Ship || Built || Builder || Service || [[Gross Tonnage]] || Notes
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 | [[Ability (1910)|''Ability'']] ||align="Center"| 1910 ||align="Center"| ||align="Center"|  ||align="Center"| 140 tons ||align="Left"| Scuttled in 1960.
 |-
-| [[HMAS Allenwood|''Allenwood'']] ||align="Center"| 1920 ||align="Center"| Ernst Wright, [[Tuncurry, New South Wales|Tuncurry]] ||align="Center"| 1920–1951 ||align="Center"| 398 tons ||align="Left"| Beached upon Bird Island Beach, [[New South Wales]] in 1951 and broken up insitu.
+| [[HMAS Allenwood|''Allenwood'']] ||align="Center"| 1920 ||align="Center"| Ernest Wright, [[Tuncurry]] ||align="Center"| 1920–1951 ||align="Center"| 398 tons ||align="Left"| Beached upon Bird Island Beach, [[New South Wales]] in 1951 and broken up in situ.
 |-
-| ''Annandale'' ||align="Center"| 1899 ||align="Center"| ||align="Center"|  ||align="Center"| 108 tons ||align="Left"| 1907 Floundered at sea on a voyage from Sydney to Bellinger river [http://ramin.com.au/annandale/story4.shtml]
+| ''Annandale'' ||align="Center"| 1899 ||align="Center"| ||align="Center"|  ||align="Center"| 108 tons ||align="Left"| 1907 Foundered at sea on a voyage from [[Sydney]] to [[Bellinger River]] {{citation needed|date=June 2014}}
 |-
 | ''Australia'' ||align="Center"| 1897 ||align="Center"| ||align="Center"|  ||align="Center"| 112 tons ||align="Left"|
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 | ''Pyrmont'' ||align="Center"| 1903 ||align="Center"| ||align="Center"|  ||align="Center"| 215 tons ||align="Left"| Wrecked near Dedele, [[Territory of New Guinea|New Guinea]] in April 1913.
 |-
-| [[Comboyne (1911)|''Comboyne'']] ||align="Center"| 1911 ||align="Center"| John Wright (Snr) & Ernst Wright, Tuncurry ||align="Center"| 1911–1920 ||align="Center"| 281 tons ||align="Left"| Wrecked off [[Bass Point (Australia)|Bass Point]], [[Shellharbour, New South Wales|Shellharbour]], New South Wales on the 27 November 1920.
+| [[Comboyne (1911)|''Comboyne'']] ||align="Center"| 1911 ||align="Center"| John Wright (Snr) & Ernst Wright, Tuncurry ||align="Center"| 1911–1920 ||align="Center"| 281 tons ||align="Left"| Wrecked off [[Bass Point (Australia)|Bass Point]], [[Shellharbour]] on 27 November 1920.
 |-
 | ''Croki'' ||align="Center"|  ||align="Center"| ||align="Center"|  ||align="Center"| 303 tons ||align="Left"|
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 | ''Tottie'' ||align="Center"| 1890 ||align="Center"| ||align="Center"|  ||align="Center"| 74 tons ||align="Left"|
 |-
-| [[TSS Wandra (1907)|''Wandra'']] ||align="Center"| 1907 ||align="Center"| Denis Sullivan, [[Coopernook, New South Wales|Coopernook]] ||align="Center"| 1907–1915 ||align="Center"| 164 tons ||align="Left"| Wrecked off Drum and Drumsticks, [[Jervis Bay]], New South Wales on 15 November 1915
+| [[TSS Wandra (1907)|''Wandra'']] ||align="Center"| 1907 ||align="Center"| Denis Sullivan, [[Coopernook]] ||align="Center"| 1907–1915 ||align="Center"| 164 tons ||align="Left"| Wrecked off Drum and Drumsticks, [[Jervis Bay]] on 15 November 1915
 |-
 |}
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