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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 Taylor|Allen Arthur Taylor]] in 1893, based at [[Rozelle, New South Wales|Rozelle]]. |
'''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 Taylor|Allen Arthur Taylor]] in 1893, based at [[Rozelle, New South Wales|Rozelle]]. |
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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. |
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.{{fact}} Three early Presscopy Letter books of Allen Taylor and Co are in the Noel Butlin Archives at the ANU {{fact}}. |
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The company once owned a number of ships as part of its timber business. |
The company once owned a number of ships as part of its timber business. |
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| [[HMAS Allenwood|''Allenwood'']] ||align="Center"| 1920 ||align="Center"| Ernest 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 in situ. |
| [[HMAS Allenwood|''Allenwood'']] ||align="Center"| 1920 ||align="Center"| Ernest 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 in situ. |
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| ''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 |
| ''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 {{fact}} |
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| ''Australia'' ||align="Center"| 1897 ||align="Center"| ||align="Center"| ||align="Center"| 112 tons ||align="Left"| |
| ''Australia'' ||align="Center"| 1897 ||align="Center"| ||align="Center"| ||align="Center"| 112 tons ||align="Left"| |
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Revision as of 00:57, 22 June 2014
Allen Taylor & Company is a company in Australia, which is a subsidiary of Boral Timber.[1] The company was founded by Allen Arthur Taylor in 1893, based at Rozelle.
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.[citation needed] Three early Presscopy Letter books of Allen Taylor and Co are in the Noel Butlin Archives at the ANU [citation needed].
The company once owned a number of ships as part of its timber business.
Former ships
| Ship | Built | Builder | Service | Gross Tonnage | Notes |
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| 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 Floundered 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, New South Wales on the 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, New South Wales on 15 November 1915 |
Notes
- ^ "Allen Taylor & Company Ltd (a subsidiary of Boral Timber) - proposed acquisition of J & JL Davis Pty Ltd". Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
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