Guide to the Records of the Bryant and May Archives (as filmed by the AJCP)
M2476-M2491
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: 2018
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Bryant and May
- Title
- Records of the Bryant and May Archives (as filmed by the AJCP)
- Date Range
- 1879 - 1977
- Collection Number
- M2476-M2491
- Extent
- 356 items
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Australian Joint Copying Project
- Sponsor
- The Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP) online portal was created with the assistance of the Australian Public Service Modernisation Fund, 2017-2020. The National Library of Australia gratefully acknowledges the contribution of the other foundation AJCP partners, the State Library of New South Wales and The National Archives of the UK, and all other organisations which supported the work of the AJCP, the world's most extensive collaborative copying project, operating from 1948 to 1997.
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Bryant and May Ltd records, including directors minute-books 1884-1937 and income tax files.
Papers 1885-1910 of Gilbert Bartholomew, managing director of Bryant and May 1885-1901, concerning sale figures, shipment of goods, Arthur Bryant's visit to Australia and general business matters. Recipients of the letters include H. Nathan, J. Hoffnung, H. Hayman and James Service.
Correspondence 1890-1897 of Arthur B. Bryant.
Correspondence 1960-1973 concerning Bryant and May Pty Ltd, Richmond, Victoria, including correspondence concerning integration of Australian companies. The chief correspondent is Brian Bath.
Correspondence 1927-1967 with Federal Match Co Pty Ltd concerning financial and general business matters.
Correspondence 1931-1950 with Western Australia Match Co Ltd.
Newspaper cuttings 1923-1954 concerning Bryant and May in Australia and matches in general.
Records 1909-1959 of Bryant and May Ltd, Bell and Co, and Australasia Ltd.
Conditions Governing Access
Available for Access.
Conditions Governing Use
Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.
Preferred Citation
Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.
Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.
Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)
Archival History
Material selectively filmed at the Hackney Archives Department as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project, 1988 (AJCP Reels: M2476-M2491). Original microfilm digitised as part of the AJCP Online Delivery Project, 2017-2020.
Existence and Location of Originals
Hackney Archives Department, Rose Lipman Library. 43 De Beauvoir Road, London N1 5SQ, England.
For further information, see Hackney Archives (https://www.hackney.gov.uk/archives).
Existence and Location of Copies
The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn776618] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.
Finding-Aid Notes
This finding aid is a revised online version of the original finding aid prepared by the Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP), published by the National Library of Australia in 2018. The original AJCP finding aids were unpublished typescripts or photocopies available from libraries that held copies of the original microfilm.
Dates used in this finding aid refer to the date range of the records selected for filming rather than to the date range of the Series or Files.
Pieces that were not filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project have not been included in this Finding Aid.
Subjects
Bartholomew, Gilbert; Bath, Brian; Bell and Co; Bryant and May; Bryant, Arthur; Bryant, Arthur B.; Business records; Federal Match Co Pty Ltd; Hayman, H.; Hoffnung, J.; Manufacturers; Nathan, H.; New Zealand; Service, James; Australia: visits to; Western Australia Match Company
Bibliography
Originally cited in Australian Joint Copying Project Handbook. Part 8: Miscellaneous (M) Series. Third Edition, published 1998. Entry 78, p.27.
Biographical / Historical
Bryant and May, the match manufacturers, became associated in business in 1839.
William Bryant was born in 1804 in Plymouth and set up in partnership with Edward James as soap manufacturers, sugar refiners and blacking manufacturers.
Francis May (born 1803) was established as a dealer and grocer at 20 Bishops-gate Without in London by 1825. He became the London agent for Bryant and James' blacking, candles, sugar and lubricating grease. In 1839 Bryant and May became associated in business as general merchants operating at Touley St, Southwark and Philpot Lane, Fenchurch Street. Involvement with matches came under an arrangement with Carl and Johan Lundström, match manufacturers of Jönköping, Sweden, to distribute their matches.
Lundström seems to have become unable to meet the growing demand for safety matches in Britain and a patent was taken out, based on J.E. Lundström's specification by Francis May in 1855. The Fairfield works at Bow was leased to William Bryant in 1861, where they started to produce safety matches using Swedish splints.
William Bryant gave up personal management of his Plymouth affairs in 1862 and in 1863 his son Wilberforce joined the partnership as manager of the Bow factory. Francis May withdrew in 1868. William Bryant died in 1874 and the general merchandising side of the business was given up.
In 1884 Bryant and May became a public company and took over two other match manufacturing companies - Pace and Sons and J.H. Hunt and Co. In 1885 they took over Bell and Black with their four British factories. Increased production encouraged a drive for export markets in Australia, India and the Far East.
The British Match Corporation was formed in 1927 to acquire Bryant and May Ltd (by this time established in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada and South Africa) and the UK interests of Swedish Match, an amalgamation of various Swedish manufacturers formed in 1917. Agreements were made to regulate relations in Britain and abroad. The Corporation merged with Wilkinson Sword in 1974.
Bryant and May (Holdings) Ltd was formed in 1966 and the overseas subsidiaries reported to it. It also merged with Wilkinson Sword in 1974 to form Wilkinson Match. Wilkinson Match was acquired by the US firm Allegheng International in 1980, but in 1987 it was sold to Swedish Match.
See also A History of the Company. The Match Makers, by Patrick Beaver, 1985.
The Miscellaneous Collections of Hackney Record Office have been listed separately.
Match making in Australia
Matches were first made in Australia by the Wortman family in 1843 who emigrated from Hungary; their business was sold in 1857. In 1896 R. Bell and Co commenced manufacture of wax vestas in Victoria. In 1885 Bryant and May had started exporting safety matches to Australia - but this trade suffered from cheap foreign imports and the collapse of the land boom.
Bryant and May decided to establish a manufacturing interest and in 1909 an agreement was made with R. Bell and Co Pty Ltd by Sir Clarence Bartholomew to take over the Bell factory known as the Old Dublin Brewery, near Church St, Melb. A new factory was opened in December 1909 producing both safety wood matches and wax vestas.
In 1911 Edward Lionel Bell formed the company E.L. Bell and Co Pty Ltd to manufacture safety matches and wax vestas. Bryant and May bought this company in 1927.
In Sydney, C.G. Sundstrom opened a match factory at the beginning of the 20th Century which became the Federal Match Co Pty Ltd in 1921. In 1922 Bryant and May obtained a shareholding in Federal.
In 1930 Federal established the Western Australia Match Co Pty Ltd in Perth.
In 1960 Federal established F.M. Forests Ltd to plant poplar to provide timber for match making.
Material concerning all these companies and their relations with Bryant and May in Bow is contained in the Bryant and May Archives, held by Hackney Record Office.
Item Descriptions
Series D/B/BRY/1/1. Bryant and May Partnership
3 itemsFilmed selectively.
Archival History
Originally filmed on AJCP Reel M2476.
Series D/B/BRY/1/2. Bryant & May Ltd
396 itemsFilmed selectively.
Archival History
Originally filmed on AJCP Reels M2476-M2486.
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/13 - 20. Directors Minute Books
8 itemsContains intermittant references to business in Australia and New Zealand, Empire Works etc.
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/33 - 34. Report of General Meeting of shareholders
2 itemsIncludes Annual Report of the Directors and press report of meetings, investments including various Australian stocks.
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/317. Income tax file
3 itemsFilmed selectively.
Memorandum and articles of association of Bryant and May, Bell and Co Ltd. Wellington (30p.), 1910 (File 1)
Memorandum and articles of association of Bryant and May, Bell and Co Ltd. Melbourne (39p.), 1911 (File 2)
2 sheets of notes headed 'Melbourne' and 'New Zealand' (File 3)
Re. dividend payments and income tax paid Commissioners.
File 'Income tax Melbourne and New Zealand' (File 4)
3 items
Correspondence with Inland Revenue concerning assessment for income tax on Melbourne and New Zealand companies, 1910 - 1912 (Item)
(30p, includes some faint carbon and pressed copies).
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/328. Annual balance sheets and related papers of subsidiaries and other companies
1 itemFilmed selectively.
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/429. British and foreign patents
4 itemsFilmed selectively.
Australian patents (File)
4 items
Andrew Francis Ney, East Kew, Victoria for a machine for levelling and sticking match splints (5p.), 14 September 1917 (Item no. 5165/17-18)
H and F Match Corp of New York. Improvements in or relating to match making machines (5p.), 24 January 1918 (Item no. 6351/18)
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/684 - 721. Gilbert Bartholomew (Managing Director, Bryant and May, 1885-1901) Papers
247 itemsSubseries D/B/BRY/1/2/684. Private Out letter book. no 1, 1885 - 1886
39 itemsFilmed selectively.
To James Ormond, Melbourne, re agreement between them and his letter of 12 June, 14 August 1885 (File ff.11-13)
To James Service and Co, Melbourne, restricting them to trading in Victoria and Tasmania, 18 August 1885 (File ff.25-26)
To J. Service, Melbourne that they should not sell in other states, 10 September 1885 (File ff.49-50)
To J. Ormond, Melbourne re shipments, sales agencies in the different states. (2 letters), 10 September 1885 (File ff.51-56)
To Messers Hayman and Co, London with list of shipments to New Zealand, 7 October 1885 (File ff.95-96)
To Messers Hayman, London re duty imposed in New Zealand (Auckland letter illegible), 30 December 1885 (File ff.249-50)
To J. Service and Co, Melbourne re quality of goods shipped; they must not sell in Sydney, 26 February 1886 (File ff.342-3)
To Messers Laughland, MacKay and Bakes, London re order received from Messers H. Farrar and Co, Melbourne (faint), 16 March 1886 (File ff.380-1)
To Messers Hayman and Co, London and New Zealand re sales in New Zealand and customs duties, 25 March 1886 (File ff.410-14)
To Hoffnung and Co, Sydney re damaged vestas sent by Messers Virgoe of Melbourne, 30 April 1886 (File ff.479-80)
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/685. Private letter book. No 2, 1886 - 1888
9 itemsFilmed selectively.
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/686. Private letter book, 1888 - 1890
15 itemsFilmed selectively.
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/687. Private letter book. No 4, 1890 - 1891
29 items
To Messrs. Laughland, MacKay and Barker, London re arrangements with James Service and Co, 19 February 1890 (File ff.124-27)
To James Service and Co, Melbourne regarding prices; return of Trummer from Australia with news of Australian market, 6 June 1890 (File ff.332-4)
To Hayman and Co, London re the low prices they are fixing in [New Zealand], 4 December 1890 (File ff.913-5)
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/688. Private letter book. No 5, 1891 - 1892
18 itemsFilmed selectively.
To Hoffnung, Sydney re registration of trade marks; competition from continental suppliers, 22 May 1891 (File ff.285-8)
To Hoffnung, Brisbane re A.B. Webster who were Bryant and May original agents in Brisbane, 11 November 1891 (File ff.539-40)
To James Service and Co, Melbourne hoping for improvement in relations, poor sales, 11 December 1891 (File ff.576-81)
To James Service and Co, Melbourne re labeling of boxes; bad opinion of James Hart and Co, possible loss of Melbourne market (very blurred in parts), 1 January 1892 (File ff.607-12)
To J. Alcock [Melbourne] re the agency for Bryant and May, sales figures from Sydney, confidence in James Service and Co, 14 April 1892 (File ff.741-44)
To Henry Hayman, London re serious state of affairs in New Zealand and competition from Belgium, 18 May 1892 (File ff.783-4)
Subseries M2479 D/B/BRY/1/2/689. Letter book. No 6, 1892 - 1894
15 items
To A. Hoffnung, Messers H. Natham and Co, London re loss of stock in Queensland floods, 16 June 1893 (File ff.571-2)
To Hoffnung, Australia that Australian sales so bad that they are inclined 'to throw up the sponge'; new terms; reduction of prices in Queensland, 22 September 1893 (File ff.707-10)
To P. Falk and Son, London re taking over the agency for Western Australia (blurred, 2 letters), 11 October 1893 (File ff.742-4)
To A. Hoffnung, Sydney re his visit, sales in Queensland, shipment of advertising tablets. (blurred), 13 October 1893 (File ff.750-54)
To Hoffnung re transfer of Bernard Sinauer to New York from Brisbane and his good work in Brisbane, 13 October 1893 (File ff.755-7)
To R. Nathan and Co, London re possible agency for Victoria (faint), 17 October 1893 (File ff.763-4)
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/690. Letter book. No 7, 1894 - 1895
43 items
To A. Hoffnung, Sydney re raising prices to cover more advertising. (faint), 23 January 1894 (File ff.33-8)
To A. Hoffnung, Sydney re irregular sale by Fowler of Adelaide to Bourke, 16 March 1894 (File ff.165-6)
To A. Hoffnung, Sydney re sales in Queensland, advertising in NSW, prices of competitors goods, 26 April 1894 (File ff.247-55)
To A. Hoffnung, Sydney re his trip to New Zealand, advertising. (faint), 24 May 1894 (File ff.288-93)
To James Service and Co, Melbourne with list of shipments 1886-1894, sales, advertising, possibility of having one agent for the whole of Australia. (faint in parts), 1 June 1894 (File ff.312-19)
To James Service and Co, Melbourne re sending a fixed minimum monthly quantity of goods, 15 June 1894 (File ff.340-1)
To James Service and Co, Melbourne re business in the colony, benefits of advertising (faint), 20 July 1894 (File ff.405-7)
To A. Hoffnung, Sydney re selling at lower prices in New Zealand, competition in NSW from Italy, 20 July 1894 (File ff.408-13)
To A. Hoffnung, Sydney re James Service and Co resigning the Victorian agency and his London house being appointed new Victorian agents, 27 July 1894 (File ff.429-31)
To A. Hoffnung, Sydney re Melbourne Agency, advertising in NSW (faint), 3 August 1894 (File ff.464-8)
To A. Hoffnung, San Francisco re American business situation, Melbourne agency to be taken by Gollin and Co, prices in Australia, 26 September 1894 (File ff.533-8)
To A. Hoffnung, San Francisco re activities of Grubb, of R.Bell amd Co in New Zealand, 4 October 1894 (File ff.548-52)
To Walter J. Gollin, Messers Harwood and Christian, London re agency for Victoria and Tasmania; Belgian and Italian competition, 18 October 1894 (File ff.574-7)
To A. Hoffnung, New York re Melbourne sales, Bell establishing factories in New Zealand and Australia, 1 October 1894 (File ff.581-4)
To A. Hoffnung, New York re lack of news from Melb; factory being erected by Bell (faint), 14 November 1894 (File ff.648-9)
To Gollins and Co, Melbourne re whereabouts of Ernest Dixon, son of Managing Director, 18 January 1895 (File ff.807-8)
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/691. Letter book. No 8, 1895 - 1896
9 itemsFilmed selectively.
To Gollin and Co, Melbourne re trade mark judgement; sales in Victoria; R Bell and Co's factory in New Zealand, 28 June 1895 (File ff.216-20)
To Nathan and Co, London re Australian and New Zealand business rates, 3 September 1895 (File ff.406-7)
To A. Hoffnung, Sydney re death of Dixon, re sales in Sydney and Brisbane 'sad wretched Melb', 16 April 1896 (File ff.876-7)
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/693. Letter book. No 10, 1898 - 1899
6 itemsFilmed selectively.
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/695. In letters. 'A', 1893 - 1898
3 itemsFilmed selectively.
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/703. In letters. H, 1890 - 1897
20 itemsFilmed selectively.
From Henry Hayman, London re R. Bell and Co statement showing amounts of goods purchased in each year from 1886 - 1894 inclusive [by Messers Hayman], 31 October 1894 (File)
From S. Hoffnung, Sydney re visit of Otto Trummer to Australia, 14 March 1889 (File)
Example from S. Hoffnung, Brisbane of wax vestas.
From Hayman and Co, London re shipment of orders to Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch (5 p), 4 February 1890 (File)
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/704. In letters. J, 1893 - 1900
12 itemsFilmed selectively.
From H. Nathan and Co, London re evasion of duty of foreign competitors in Brisbane (3p), 9 January 1893 (File)
Also includes:
Business done and Commission and half profit paid. 1 June 1891 - 31 May 1892 with H. Nathan in Sydney and Brisbane. (2p).
Report of Directors of Fassifern Coal Co Ltd to 1st AGM. 31 January 1895-30 June 1896. (Credits include cash in Sydney) (4 p.).
From A. Hoffnung, Sydney re sales and state of business since his arrival in 1887 (10p.), 20 November 1893 (File)
From A. Hoffnung, New York re trip from Australia; the situation in Melbourne and actions of James Service and Co (6 p), 2 November 1894 (File)
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/711. In letters. N - W, 1886 - 1896
3 itemsFilmed selectively.
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/712. Letters Various, 1893 - 1894
2 itemsFilmed selectively.
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/714. Letters Personnal, 1899 - 1902
8 itemsFilmed selectively.
From Gollin and Co, Melbourne re losses of vestas due to fire in the Bond, sales figures for 31 July 1902 and 30 June 1902 (6p.), 8 August 1902 (File)
From Gollin and Co, Melbourne re fire and goods lost; sales figures for 30 August 1902 (3p.), 17 September 1902 (File)
Robert Dixson and Co, Adelaide to HD Levinsohn, bill for carriage on cases of wax vestas: 17 November 1902 Levinsohn, Melbourne to Diamond Match Co, Liverpool re the account and sales of Bryant and May matches by Hoffnung in Sydney, 8 October 1902 (File)
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/715. File 1.. Sundry letters and papers, 1905 - 1914
9 itemsFilmed selectively.
Clarence Bartholomew, Empire Works, Richmond, Melb, to Gilbert Bartholomew, Bryant and May, London re the Empire Works and plans to visit New Zealand (5p.), 30 June 1910 (File)
Clarence Bartholomew, Menzies Hotel, Melb to Gilbert Bartholomew re financial and business affairs, 1 December 1908 (File)
Clarence Bartholomew, Melb to Gilbert Bartholomew, disappointed as to factory output, 9 November 1910 (File)
Clarence Bartholomew, Camberwell to Gilbert Bartholomew thoughts on leaving Australia, looking forward to returning to Bow, 24 July 1910 (File)
Gilbert Bartholomew, London to Clarence, he should plan a trip to New Zealand, comments on personnel at Empire Works. (Copy faint), 27 May 1910 (File)
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/722. Correspondence of Arthur W. Bryant
3 itemsFilmed selectively.
Bundle of 36 letters to AW Bryant (Melb, Ballarat, Sydney, Brisbane) from his wife Mabel (4 D Station, Singleton, Armidale, Sydney), 17 April 1890 - 17 October 1890 (File)
Love letters with local and family news.
Bundle of business letters, 1895 - 1896 (File)
Material on Victoria United Gold Mine 1895-1896. (61p.)
Includes mine manager reports, letters of instructions and Directors' Reports, Ballarat, 16 October 1896 and 31 March 1896 (printed).
Account of estate of Frederick. C. Bryant deceased for half year. 31 December 1896. (9p.)
Includes details of Victoria United Gold Mine and other Australasian stocks.
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/723. Business Correspondence of AW Bryant
Filmed selectively.
Bundle. Brown and Co, 1896 (File)
Correspondence with AJ Brown and Co, Stock Exchange re Union Bank of Australia stock. 15 July 1896, 10 July 1896, 7 July 1896, 7 November 1895, 30 September 1895, 27 September 1895, 23 September 1895 (Includes contract notes).
Filmed selectively.
Bundle. Rabbidge: Correspondence with Richard Rabbidge, Chartered Accountants., 1 January 1897 - 16 July 1897 (File)
Includes
Correspondence with Richard Rabbidge, Chartered Accountants (07/1897: re: Midas Gold field Co Ltd, Victoria
Correspondence with Richard Rabbidge, Chartered Accountants (Letters dated 15 July 1897, 9 July 1897, 8 July 1897.): re: Victoria United Gold Mine
Correspondence with Richard Rabbidge, Chartered Accountants (13/07/1897): re: Australasian Ore Reduction Company Ltd.
Correspondence with Richard Rabbidge, Chartered Accountants (Letters dated 28 June 1897, 29 April 1897, 1 April 1897, 7 July 1897, 29 June 1897, 25 June 1897, 24 June 1897, 23 June 1897, 1 June 1897, 26 May 1897, 17 May 1897, 12 May 1897, 14 May 1897, 27 April 1897, 22 April 1897, 13 April 1897, 12 April 1897, 7 April 1897, 5 April 1897, 10 March 1897, 9 February 1897, 8 February 1897, 2 February 1897, 25 January 1897, 18 January 1897, 5 January 1897.): re: Eastern and Orient Gold Mining Co.
Correspondence with Richard Rabbidge, Chartered Accountants (24/03/1897): re: North Glanmire Company, Queensland
Correspondence with Richard Rabbidge, Chartered Accountant (03/02/1897): re: Gympie Crushing Co
Correspondence with Richard Rabbidge, Chartered Accountants (25/01/1897): re: Colonial Stocks
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/739. Correspondence concerning Bryant and May Pty Ltd, Richmond, Victoria, Australia. Match manufacturers, including correspondence concerning integration of Australia companies, 1960 - 1973
9 items
Correspondence with Brian L. Bath, Managing Director, Bryant and May Pty Ltd, Richmond concerning his visit to England (1969) and Bryant and May's sales in Papua New Guinea (10p), 26 July 1960 - June 1969 (File File 1)
Correspondence concerning E.L. Bell and Co (Pty) Ltd, Melb., 22 May 1964 - 14 May 1968 (File File 2)
Correspondence between B.L. Bath, Bryant and May, Richmond and Bryant and May, Bow, concerning purchasing new equiptment for E.L. Bell and Co. and accounts and balance sheets.
(23p.)
Biographical / Historical
Originally a subsidiary of Bryant and May (Pty) Ltd, Melb., it was set up as the printing department of its parent. Then established as a separate company, it was engaged in printing all kinds of wrappers, labels and seals.
Correspondence and memoranda concerning Brymay Forests Pty Ltd. Cobrawonga, Victoria, 3 January 1961 - 15 September 1964 (File File 3)
Includes:
Correspondence between B. Bath, Richmond and RLC Stuart, Bow;
Reports on Cobrawonga Plantations for 1961-1962 and 1963-1964 (faint);
Memorandum on experimental work on pinus radiata splints.
(47p.)
Correspondence between B.L. Bath, Richmond and Norman D. Angier, Bryant and May, Bow, 5 January 1965 - 29 June 1970 (File File 4)
Concerning technical aspects of match production in the Melb. factory, including purchasing of new machinery.
(133p.)
Correspondence concerning the integration of the Australian companies (Bryant and May Pty Ltd, (Melb), Federal Match Co Pty Ltd (Sydney) and Western Australia Match Co (Perth), May 1968 - 31 May 1972 (File File 5)
Correspondents include; Brian Bath, Melb; G.H. Kipling, Bow; R.L.C. Stuart Bow; Flack and Flack, Melb; Bo Ehrner, Sweden, Yarwood Vane and Co. Sydney.
Includes memoranda on proposed forms of merger; reports of meetings between representatives of the companies; agreements between Bryant and May (Holdings Ltd) and Trummer and Co Successors Ltd and Bryant and May Proprietary Ltd, 1968, valuations of the companies 1965-1968.
(122p.)
Correspondence between Brian Bath, Melb and R.L.C. Stuart, Bow, concerning visits to Melbourne by Jack Willcocks and possibility of business with Japan. (8p.), 22 December 1972 - 5 February 1973 (File File 6)
Correspondence between Brian Bath, Richmond and Douglas Last, Bow, 14 August 1970 - 21 December 1973 (File File 7)
Concerning technical aspects of match production in the Australian factory; includes details of new machinery for Australia; memorandum on proposed splint plant at Yarrawonga (1973); memorandum on reequipment (1973); proposal for establishing factory in Papua New Guinea. (165p.)
Correspondence between Brian Bath, Richmond, and Geoffrey Rae Smith, Bow, on financial affairs of the companies, 16 January 1970 - 26 November 1973 (File File 8)
Includes: proposals to establish a factory in Papua New Guinea, restructuring of Bryant and May and merger with Wilkinson Sword; itinerary for Smiths visit to Australia, 1973; aide memoire on the Australian companies and Australian competition, (1974).
(132p.)
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/758. Correspondence with Trummer and Co, Successors Ltd, London
1 itemFilmed selectively.
Correspondence concerning Australasia, 20 July 1938 - 3 May 1961 (File File 4)
Correspondents include: Sir Clarence E. Bartholomew, Bryant and May, Bow; David Blellock, Trummers, London; Joseph H. Reed, Bow; E. Sandberg, Trummers; G. Bartholomew, Bow.
Subjects include: imports into Sydney of matches manufactured in Macau; imports into New Zealand and Australia; shipments to Fiji; registration of trade marks in Australia; imports of Italian matches into Australia.
(187p.)
East Africa Match Co. (File File 5)
1 item
Correspondence concerning the Sure-Lite Match Company, Johore, January 1948 - 14 September 1951 (Item)
Correspondents include: Trummers, London; Tan Keng Siong, Manager Sure-Lite; G.P.Bartholomew, Bryant and May, Bow. Also includes memoranda on the machinery and equipment of Sure-Lite factory, report on inspection of the factory, 1950.
(59p.)
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/764. 1-37.. Correspondence with Federal Match Co Pty Ltd. Alexandra, NSW, 1927 - 1967
33 items
Correspondence between Alfred Wunderlich, Sydney and Sir Clarence E. Batholomew, Bow and Arthur Hacking, Bow,, 26 May 1922 - 7 March 1956 (File File 1)
Concerning his directorship of Federal Match Co as Bryant and May nominee and the affairs of the Company.
Includes: report of 16th General Meeting of Wunderlich Ltd, 16 April 1924; balance sheet for Wunderlich Ltd, 28 February 1947 and 28 February 1950; Sixty years of Wunderlich Industry, 1887-1947. Edited by Alfred Wunderlich, 1947. 72p. (printed); press cuttings on Wunderlich Ltd.
(95p.)
Correspondence between David W. Roxburgh, (1862-1947). Messers Norton, Smith and Co, Sydney and Sir Clarence Bartholomew, Bow, 21 November 1927 - 29 April 1947 (File File 2)
Re his directorship and chairmanship (from 1939) of the company and company affairs including fires in the Sydney factory (1933), differences amongst members of the board (1934), price fixing (1934), friction between Joshua and Sundstrom (1939), death of Sundstrom, provision for Mrs. Sundstrom (includes letters from Mrs. Sundstrom, 1941), problems of production in War time, provision for the future (1943), death of Roxburgh (1947).
(317p.)
Correspondence between C.G. Sundstrom, Managing Director, Sydney, and Sir Clarence Bartholomew, Bow, 19 May 1932 - 1 January 1936 (File File 3)
Subjects include: suicide of Kreuger and position of Swedish Match Co in Australia (1932), disagreements of the board in Sydney; price fixing (1934); Sundstrom's difficulties with Joshua.
(176p.)
Correspondence between E.A. Holden, Chartered Accountant, Sydney and J.M. Joshua, Bow and Sir Clarence Bartholomew, Bow, regarding price cutting. (24p.), 14 May 1934 - 22 May 1934 (File File 4)
Correspondence between C.G. Sundstrom, Sydney and Sir Clarence Bartholomew, Bow and J.H. Reed, Bow, regarding sales, finance and other business matters. (109p.), 11 December 1934 - 18 December 1935 (File File 5)
Correspondence between C.G. Sundstrom, Sydney and Sir Clarence Bartholomew, Bow, 17 December 1935 - 8 December 1936 (File File 6)
Re sales, finance and other general business matters, including new machinery, quotas, other match companies selling in Australia.
(167p.)
Correspondence between C.G. Sundstrom, Sydney and Sir Clarence Bartholomew, Bow,, 17 December 1936 - 7 December 1937 (File File 7)
Regards supply of materials, sales and production figures, financial and general business matters.
(146p.)
Correspondence between C.G. Sundstrom, Sydney, Joseph Reed, Bow, concerning mouldy skillets (34p.), 16 September 1937 - 19 November 1938 (File File 8)
Correspondence between C.G. Sundstrom, Sydney and Sir Clarence Bartholomew, Bow; J.H. Reed, Bow, 11 January 1938 - 23 December 1938 (File File 9)
Regards sales and production, raw materials, financial and general business matters.
(134p.)
Correspondence between C.G. Sundstrom, Sydney and J.H. Reed, Bow, Sir Clarence Bartholomew, Bow, 6 January 1939 - 20 December 1939 (File File 10)
Regarding raw materials, sales and production figures, ban on wax vestas in NSW, advertising, financial and general business matters.
(220p.)
Correspondence between C.G. Sundstrom, Sydney and J.H. Reed, Bow; Sir Clarence Bartholomew, Bow, 9 January 1940 - 7 October 1942 (File File 11)
Regarding problems of supply of raw materials, sales and production, insurance of goods on enemy ships, pricing policy, financial and general business matters.
(374p.)
Correspondence between Hedley A. Woodman, General Manager, Sydney and Sir Clarence Bartholomew, 3 August 1942 - 22 November 1946 (File File 12)
Regarding sales, trade marks, sending of food parcels, double taxation, financial and general business matters.
(72p.)
Correspondence between C.G. Sundstrom and H.A. Woodman, Sydney and Joseph H. Reed, Bow., 4 November 1940 - 27 December 1945 (File File 13)
Concerning supply of raw materials and possibility of obtaining splints from Canada.
(89p.)
Correspondence between H.A. Woodman, Sydney and Arthur Hacking, Bow, 27 January 1947 - 23 November 1950 (File File 14)
Regarding strike on factory (1947) and other labour problems, exports to PNG, financial and general business matters.
Includes; Aerial views of the Clarence River from Yulgilbas to Yamba, Brisbane, Read Press, (nd. 32 p.), showing aerial views of the factory.
(112 p.)
Correspondence between H.A. Woodman, Sydney and J.H. Reed, Bow; re supply of raw materials (115p.), 22 December 1948 - 20 December 1951 (File File 15)
Correspondence between H.A. Woodman, Sydney and J.H. Reed, Bow and A. Hacking, Bow, 12 August 1948 - 31 December 1951 (File File 16)
Concerning machinery, new machinery to be ordered from Sweden, includes blue prints and operating instructions for Chambon Rotary Printing Machines.
(138p.)
Correspondence between Septimus Rowe, Norton Smith and Co, Sydney and A. Hacking, Bow and Gilbert Bartholomew, Bow and R.L.C. Stuart, Bow, 18 February 1947 - 24 January 1958 (File File 17)
Regarding his chairmanship of the company and general company policy, composition of the Board.
(212p.)
Correspondence between H.A. Woodman, Sydney and A. Hacking, Bow; J.H. Reed, Bow and Gilbert Bartholomew, Bow, 21 February 1951 - 29 December 1953 (File File 18)
Subjects include; accounts, machinery (including blue prints and photographs), estate of Sir Henry Lawson.
The following record was not not filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project: Automatic machines for match making. E.Zilver Rotterdam.
(115 p.)
Correspondence between H.A. Woodman, Sydney and J.H. Reed, Bow. Concerning supply of raw materials (89p.), 4 January 1952 - 2 October 1956 (File File 19)
Correspondence between H.A. Woodman, Sydney; Arthur Guthrie, Sydney and J.H. Reed, Bow; Gilbert Bartholomew, Bow; R.L. Stuart, Bow, 13 January 1954 - 28 December 1956 (File File 20)
Concerning sales and production, machinery, superannuation scheme and general business matters.
(106p.)
Correspondence between Alfred Guthrie, Sydney; G. Offerkuch, Assistant Secretary, Sydney; J.C.Hay, Sydney and George Ayres, Bow, concerning machinery (117p.), 16 February 1956 - 30 December 1957 (File File 21)
Correspondence between James Hay, General Manager, Sydney and R. Lewis Stuart, Bow, 6 January 1957 - 24 December 1957 (File File 22)
Concerning Hay's journey to Australia and immediate problems at the factory, sales policy, factory site, match report by W.H. Pearce, selling agent, report by C.B. Pidcock on visit to Papua New Guinea in relation to timber resources, (faint) and general business matters.
(160p.)
Correspondence between James Hay, Sydney and R.L. Stuart, Bow, 14 January 1958 - 16 December 1958 (File File 23)
Concerning sales, machinery, accounts, raw materials, including timber and general business matters. Includes plans of new amenities block.
(138p.)
Correspondence between James Hay, Sydney and R.L. Stuart, Bow; G.P. Bartholomew, Bow, 31 December 1958 - 29 December 1959 (File File 24)
Concerning quality of matches produced at Sydney factory, sales and accounts, problems with Finnish splints and general business matters. Includes Canberra survey. Report on Australian motor vehicle industry. 16 April 1959.
(67p.)
Correspondence between James Hay, Sydney and R.L. Stuart, Bow, 24 December 1959 - 20 November 1960 (File File 25)
Concerning growing poplar in Australia, wages, accounts, composition of the Board, machinery, prices, insurance, budget statement for 1960 and general business matters. Includes copies of; AIM Salary levels and practices in NSW. 1959. Inside Canberra, press cuttings.
(174p.)
Correspondence between James Hay, Sydney and R.L. Stuart, Bow; N.D. Angier, Bow, 4 January 1961 - 27 December 1961 (File File 26)
Concerning donation to Canberra National University to build glass house, accounts, machinery, fall in sales due to importing of lighters, report on sales and merchandise in Capital Territory and Riverina District and general business matters. Includes plans for new mixing and weighing rooms.
(134p.)
Correspondence between James Hay, Sydney; S. Rowe, Wahroonga and R.L .Stuart, Bow, 11 December 1961 - 5 October 1962 (File File 27)
Concerning costs of producing splints, finance, copies of correspondence with J.L. Carrick, General Secretary Liberal Party of Australia, NSW, Concerning the state of the industry (poor quality), use of veneer skillets v. chipboard skillets, 1962 budget, F.M. Forrests Pty Ltd accounts, machinery, labels, raw materials and general business matters.
(117p.)
Correspondence between James Hay, Sydney; W.T. Jacobs, Sydney and R.L. Stuart, Bow, 21 December 1962 - 23 December 1963 (File File 28)
Concerning accounts, production, new label series (with proof), selling of advertising space on boxes, machinery, 1963 Budget, Russian splints, press cutting on top Australian Companies and general business matters.
(103p.)
Correspondence between James Hay, Sydney; G.C. Offerkuch, Sydney; Secretary Federal Match Co and R.L. Stuart, Bow, 27 January 1964 - 15 December 1964 (File File 29)
Concerning sales, machinery, 16 photographs of visit of Lord Portal, Sir Anthony Elkins and R.L. Stuart to Sydney; raw materials, accounts, new series labels, planning new Grafton factory and general business matters.
(77p.)
Correspondence between James Hay, Sydney; H.S. Young, Accountant, Sydney and R.L. Stuart, Bow; N.D. Angier, Bow, 2 February 1965 - 30 December 1965 (File File 30)
Concerning overseas visit by Hay, prices, packing in units of ten, 'exploding matches', Directors report 1964,accounts, machinery, report on Poplar growing and splint manufacture in Australia by the Australian match companies, 1965, new factory at Grafton and general business matters.
(168p.)
Correspondence between James Hay, Sydney; G.C. Offerkuch, Sydney and R.L. Stuart, Bow; N.D. Angier, Bow, 4 January 1966 - 19 December 1966 (File File 31)
Concerning poplar growing at Tumut, accounts, new factory at Grafton, machinery, reorganisation of Bryant and May (Holdings) Ltd, raw materials, sales and general business matters.
(74p.)
Correspondence between James Hay, Sydney and R.L. Stuart, Bow, 2 January 1967 - 14 December 1967 (File File 32)
Concerning machinery, report on Hanna Match Australia Pty Ltd, test report on Australian poplar splints, accounts, raw materials, new board members, price increase, anti-dumping act, sales and production, Japanese match industry and general business matters.
(114p.)
Correspondence concerning F.M. Forests Pty Ltd and poplar growing in NSW, April 1959 - April 1960 (File File 33)
Correspondents include Sir Anthony Elkins, Bow; C.E.Lane Poole, Sydney; copies of correspondence between Lane Poole and James Hay; R.L. Stuart, Sydney; G.P. Bartholomew, Bow; C.R. Bunning, Perth.
(56 p.)
Correspondence and reports on F.M. Forests Pty Ltd and poplar growing in NSW. Correspondents include R.L. Stuart, Bow; James Hay, Sydney; C.S. Brown, Canberra, 10 December 1959 - 20 December 1960 (File File 34)
Includes monthly and General Manager FM Forests Pty Ltd reports; 5 photographs of land considered by FM Forests; 16 photographs of growths of cuttings of various species; 4 aerial photographs, 1960 budget FM Forests Pty Ltd.
(170p.)
Correspondence concerning FM Forests Pty Ltd and poplar growing, 21 December 1960 - 19 December 1961 (File File 35)
Correspondents include James Hay, Sydney; Sep Rowe, Wahroonga; R.L. Stuart, Bow; WA Miller, Willington, Beds; includes photographs, 1961 budget and notes on long range planning.
(120p.)
Correspondence concerning FM Forests Pty Ltd and poplar growing, 28 September 1962 - 18 March 1965 (File File 36)
Correspondents include R.L. Stuart, Bow; James Hay, Sydney; WA Miller, Bow. Includes Managing Directors Reports, press cuttings, Aspects of poplar growing and land utilization in Australia by L.D. Pryor, ANU 1962. (faint), plans of plantations.
(102p.)
Budgets and Reports (File File 37)
Federal Match Co Pty Ltd Budget Aide memoires, April 1967 (Item 5)
Gives details of the Directors, history of the firm, sales, marketing, production, finance.
(49p.)
Federal Match Co Pty Ltd. Aide memoire for RLC Stuart, March 1968 (Item 6)
Gives his itinerary, biographies of personnel he may meet, details of sales, accounts, administrative organisation, production, land and buildings.
(12p.)
FM Forests Pty Ltd. Aide memoire, April 1967 (Item 13)
Gives details of Directors, history and activities of the Company, blue print of the factory, organization, sales, marketing, capital, production, finance.
(26 p.)
Federal Statement brought back by R.L. Stuart 1962, 1966: Preliminary report on manufacture of adhesives (9p.), March 1966 (Item a)
Federal statement brought back by R.L.Stuart 1962,1966: Appreciation by managing director on veneer skillets & chipboard skillets. (Item b)
Federal Statement brought back by R.L. Stuart 1962, 1966: Report on selling and distribution (8p.), 1962 (Item c)
Notes on reorganisation of the structure of the match companies in Australia and their subsidiaries and the possibility of establishing a holding company (35p.), 1968 (Item 20)
Memorandum on relocating the match factory with emphasis on moving to Grafton (17p.), March 1969 (Item 23)
Federal re. Grafton 1959 and 1964: Memorandum on Federal Match Co Pty Ltd, incorporating information re Skillet and splint works at Grafton and poplar forestry work at Grafton (22p.), 1959 (Item a)
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/799.1 - 5. Correspondence with Western Australian Match Co Ltd. Havelock Street, Perth
7 items
Letters from W. Australian Match Co and copies of replies from Bryant and May concerning importing to Australia of Skillets and splints (99p.), 6 July 1932 - 5 December 1938 (File File 1)
Letters from W. Australian Match Co and copies of replies from Bryant and May, 26 March 1931 - 13 December 1934 (File File 2)
Concerning codes to be used in cables, balance sheets and including copies of minutes of meetings of Directors; letters from Flack and Flack, Perth re setting up of company; Report of Managing Director, 1933 -1934.
(162p.)
Letters from W. Australian Match Co and copies of replies from Bryant and May, 10 Dec 1935 - 18 June 1943; 10 March 1950 - 7 December 1950 (File File 3)
Regarding supply and shipping of raw materials, includes Alteration WA Price, 16/10/37, sales figures 12 August 1938, Report by J.E.W.Fawcett on sales and bad quality of WA matches. 1938 (4p.).
(66p.)
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/2/855 - 872. Newspaper cuttings
18 itemsSelect cuttings from Australian newspapers; subjects include Bryant and May in Australia, matches in general.
Foreign and Colonial, 1923 - 1924 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/855)
Pages 1, 12, 13, 14, 25, 28, 29, 34, 35, 36, 43, 46, 47, 55, 56, 61, 67, 72, 76, 83, 113, 129, 137, 143, 144, 163, 164, 165, 166, 169, 175, 188, 191, 192, 193, 199.
Foreign and Colonial, 1924 - 1925 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/856)
Pages 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 15, 18, 24, 25, 26, 28, 40, 42, 43, 44, 56, 57, 58, 59, 64, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 85, 88, 89, 90, 98, 103, 104, 108, 109, 110, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 126, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 138, 139, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 162, 163, 169, 170, 172, 178, 179, 180, 182, 184, 191, 194, 195, 196, 197, 199.
Foreign and Colonial, 1925 - 1926 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/857)
Pages 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 52, 60, 61, 62, 62a, 63, 66, 67, 68, 72, 73, 76, 77, 82, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 92, 96, 97, 98, 104, 107, 108, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 126, 131, 132, 134, 139, 144, 145, 148, 150, 158, 169, 170, 172, 173, 174, 177, 178, 182, 183, 185, 194.
Foreign and Colonial, 1926 - 1927 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/858)
Pages 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 14, 20, 32, 38, 41, 45, 53, 57, 72, 74, 88, 112, 113, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 140, 164, 165.
Foreign and Colonial, 1927 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/859)
Pages 11, 13, 63, 65, 75, 90, 106, 108, 110, 113, 114, 119, 122, 126, 128, 134, 135, 141, 142, 143, 144, 150, 151, 152, 153, 157, 168, 169, 175, 176.
Foreign and Colonial, 1927 - 1928 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/860)
Pages 1, 3, 29, 33, 37, 40, 41, 47, 67, 79, 80, 84, 91, 102, 140, 142.
Foreign and Colonial, 1928 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/861)
Pages 4, 7, 8, 38a, 46, 48, 54a, 55, 80, 92, 99, 132, 150, 152.
Foreign and Colonial, 1928 - 1929 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/862)
Pages 1, 3, 5, 7, 18a, 30a, 39, 40, 42, 44, 55, 64, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 80, 81, 89, 99, 102a, 138, 139, 146, 152.
Foreign and Colonial, 1929 - 1930 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/863)
Pages 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 38, 40, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 65, 67, 69, 71, 78, 94, 109, 110, 111a, 111b, 112, 115, 115a, 124, 126, 127, 128, 130, 131, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 144, 145, 149, 151.
Foreign and Colonial, 1930 - 1931 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/864)
Pages 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 44a, 45, 54, 59, 68, 70, 73, 78, 83, 85, 93a, 95, 96, 97, 100, 103, 108, 110, 121, 136, 137, 138, 141, 142, 144, 146, 146a, 148, 149, 150.
Foreign and Colonial, 1931 - 1932 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/865)
Pages 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 8a, 13, 17, 19, 27, 30, 32, 40, 43, 46, 46a, 49, 50, 55, 59, 60, 62, 72, 73, 122, 125, 126a, 127, 131, 138, 141, 142, 143, 145.
Foreign and Colonial, 1932 - 1934 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/866)
Pages 9, 10, 11, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 77, 82, 83, 84, 84a, 110, 111, 121, 126, 132, 134, 135, 149.
Foreign and Colonial, 1937 - 1939 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/867)
Pages 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 33, 35, 39, 47, 77, 78, 79, 93, 105, 108, 110, 121, 122, 132, 136, 143, 144, 146, 146a, 148, 150a, 150b, 152.
Abroad, 1935 - 1937 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/869)
Pages 5, 10, 17, 22, 35, 41, 46, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76a, 78, 79, 81, 84, 85, 90, 94, 95, 96, 96a, 100a, 105, 111, 115, 116, 117, 120, 123, 129, 133, 137, 138, 142, 150.
Abroad, 1939 - 1943 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/870)
Pages 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 22, 24, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 61, 64 69, 75, 79, 80, 82, 87, 94, 97, 98a, 99, 100, 101, 104, 108, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 120b, 122, 124, 126, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 148a and b, 150, 151, 152.
Abroad, 1943 - 1950 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/871)
Pages 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 19, 21, 22, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36a, 38, 41, 44, 45, 46, 51, 52, 52a, 53, 54 54a, 55, 56, 58, 60, 67, 68, 70a, 70b, 71, 72, 72b, 76, 77, 82a, 83, 84, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 95, 97, 98, 98a, 99, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 109, 110, 111, 114, 114a, 115, 116, 117, 118, 121, 123, 125, 126, 126a, 128, 129, 130, 140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 151.
Abroad, 1950 - 1954 (File D/B/BRY/1/2/872)
Pages 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 57, 67, 69, 70, 73, 74, 76, 76a, 77, 80, 81, 87, 88, 89, 91, 93, 95, 101, 103, 105, 108a, c, d, e, 112, 112a, 112b, 113, 116, 116a, 117, 118a, 119, 120, 121, 122, 122a, 128, 131, 133, 140, 142a, 142b, 143, 145, 148, 150a, 151.
Series D/B/BRY/1/8. Wilkinson Match Ltd
5 itemsFormed in 1974 following the merger of British Match Corp and Wilkinson Sword Ltd. Wilkinson Sword is now part of Wilkinson Group Ltd.
Archival History
Originally filmed on AJCP Reel M2487.
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/8/1. 'Red Book' reports on companies by country, 1974
1 itemFilmed selectively.
Subseries D/B/BRY/1/8/2. Draft reports for 'Red Book'
3 itemsFilmed selectively.
Series D/B/BRY/3. Overseas Match Companies
40 itemsArchival History
Originally filmed on AJCP Reels M2488-M2491.
Subseries D/B/BRY/3/2. Bryant and May, Bell and Co Pty Ltd and Australasia Ltd
32 itemsIn 1906, Bryant and May Ltd and R.Bell and Co Ltd jointly, with other interests, formed a company Australasia Ltd, for the import of matches and vestas into Australasia. In 1909 - 10* the same group formed two new companies; Bryant and May, Bell and Co (Proprietary) Ltd, Australia and the same, New Zealand. These purchased the match factories of R. Bell and Co in Melbourne and Wellington, replacing them with new factories in 1910 and 1924 respectively. Australasia Ltd was liquidated in 1910. The name of the New Zealand company was changed in 1969 to Bryant and May (NZ) Ltd.
* Articles of Association dated 1910 and 1911. See D/B/BRY/1/2/317.
Filmed selectively.
File 2 in this Series was not used.
Indexed minutes of Australasia Advisory Committee, then of the Governing Directors (in London) of Bryant and May, Bell and Co Proprietary Ltd. (From 1910), 1909 - 1913 (File 1)
Includes copies of minutes of Board of Directors in Melbourne.
(282p. and 4 p.)
Working papers of C.E. Bartholomew (in Australia and New Zealand) on the establishment of the companies, 1907 - 1910 (File 3)
Includes memorandum and articles of association of Bell and Co Ltd, Aust., 1910. 8p. and of Bryant and May, Bell and Co, New Zealand, 1910, 30p. Report on examination of accounts and copies of balance sheets, 1904/5/6/7. R.Bell and Co Ltd: List of share holders of Bryant and May, Bell and Co Ltd NZ; price lists; insurance policy; valuations; plans of factory; orders for new machinery; new cuttings; correspondence; miscellaneous notes.
(c.196p.)
Australia: Printed balance sheets, trading and profit and loss accounts - Melbourne (675p.), 1910-1932; 1934-1948 (File 6)
Australia: Printed balance sheets, trading and profit and loss accounts - W.A. Match Co Ltd (189p.), 1932 - 1947 (File 7/a)
Australia: W.A. Match Co Ltd comparison of profit and loss accounts and comparison of manufacturing and trading accounts (15p.), 1931 - 1935 (File 7/b)
Australia: How they make matches. Illustrated visitors booklet, Empire Works, Richmond, Melbourne (57p.), 1924 (File 9)
Australia: The Matchmakers. Second edition of the above - 1924, 1913 (File 10)
(64 p.)
Photograph of A.N.A. Exhibition.
Melbourne (demonstration of production).
(1 p.)
Australia: Brymay staff provident fund (Melbourne) printed balance sheets and statements of accounts (114p.), 1935 - 1949 (File 13)
Australia: Paper read by L.S. Benjamin at meeting of the Society of the Chemical Industry Melbourne on benefit schemes (6 p.), 24 June 1921 (File 14)
Australia: 102 various photographs of staff including Melbourne Jubilee Celebration dinner December 1959, 1911 - 1959 (File 15)
General
The Australian Musical News originally in this file was not filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project.
Australia: Various photographs of Empire Works, showing workers, processes, facilities, 1920's (File 18)
And ND. c.76 photos.
Australia: News cutting on Interstate Commission on the Match Industry (File 19)
Argus February 1914. (1 p. faint).
Australia: Crown Safety Match; illustrated booklet on factory works and machinery, c.1910's (File 20)
Missing
New Zealand: Minutes of Directors meetings in London with copies of minutes Directors meetings in Wellington (96p.), 1910 - 1913 (File 24)
New Zealand: List of shareholders (1p.); minutes of 109th meeting of Directors, 15 June 1922 (File 25)
Wellington. 1922
(1 p.)
New Zealand: Printed balance sheets, trading and profit and loss accounts - Wellington (698p.), 1910 - 1948 (File 26)
New Zealand: Papers, correspondence, plans and newspaper cuttings on Wellington factory and extension, 1920 - 1922 (File 28)
The Dominion 24 June 1922 p1 of Magazine section. Art, on Bryant and May. Notes for slide presentation on new factory; insurance schedule. Companies Act 1915 although listed, not all records in this file were copied by the Australian Joint Copying Project.
(c.62p.)
New Zealand: 30 photographs and prints of factory and models thereof, showing building works and processes, 1927 - 1930 (File 30)
General
Some items are undated.
Subseries D/B/BRY/3/3. Federal Match Co Ltd, Sydney, Australia
3 itemsIncorporated 1913. Associated with Bryant and May since 1922.
Subseries D/B/BRY/3/4. Western Australia Match Co Ltd, Perth
1 itemFounded 1931 (subsidiary of Bryant and May Pty Ltd.)