Millars Karri and Jarrah Forests Limited

Millars - common name, of Millars Karri and Jarrah Forests Limited 1902^[1] was a Western Australia timber company.^[2][3][4]

In 1902^[5] an amalgamation of Western Australian timber companies saw Millars Karri and Jarrah Forests Limited (1902) formed from:

• Jarrahdale Jarrah Forests and Railways Limited (Mill at Jarrahdale)
• M.C. Davies Karri and Jarrah Company Limited (Mills at Karridale, Boranup and Jarrahdene)
• Millars Karri and Jarrah Forests Limited (Mills at Denmark, Yarloop and Mornington)
• Canning Jarrah Timber Company
• Gill McDowell Jarrah Company (Mills at Waroona and Lion Mill)
• Jarrah Wood and Saw Mills Company
• Jarrah Timber and Wood Paving Corporation (Mills at Worsley)
• Imperial Jarrah Wood Corporation (Mills at Newlands and Quindalup)
• Swan Saw Mills
• Wilgarup Karri and Jarrah Company
• Sussex Timber company

In the 1930s the company transferred its head office to London^[6][7]

Archives

• Battye Library has a collection of materials^[8]

See also

• Timber railway lines of Western Australia

Notes

1. ^ Millars had various business names in its history - see Thomas, W.C. (1929) Outlines of the Timber Industry in W.A The Journal and proceedings of the Western Australian Historical Society, Vol.1, Part V, page 36:- Names of the Timber Companies that joined in the Amalgamation Scheme of 1902 - original title being Millars' Karri & Jarrah Forests (1902) Limited - later changed to Millars Timber & Trading Co. Ltd.
2. ^ 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, p.145 - p. 150,
3. ^ (1979) Millars, 1884-1977. Typescript (photocopy) Millars Australia Pty. Ltd. -- History. in Battye Library
4. ^ Gilchrist, W. E. Title The history of Millars' Timber and Trading Company and its influence on the timber industry of W.A. / Wm. E. Gilchrist. Perth : The author, 1962. Thesis (Teachers' Higher Certificate) - Education Department of Western Australia.
5. ^ Gunzburg, Adrian and Austin, Jeff (2008) Rails through the Bush: Timber and Firewood Tramways and Railway Contractors of Western Australia Perth, W.A. Rail Heritage WA. ISBN 978-0-9803922-2-7 and Thomas, W.C. (1929) Outlines of the Timber Industry in W.A - in The Journal and proceedings of the Western Australian Historical Society, Vol.1, Part V, page 36.
6. ^ "MILLARS TIMBER AND TRADING.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia): p. 8. 22 July 1932. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21962884. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
7. ^ (1967). In Records of Millars Timber & Trading Co. Ltd. London. Library Board of Western Australia held in Battye Library
8. ^ Millar's Timber &​ Trading Co -- Archives. In 1902 seven major sawmilling companies merged with the Millar organisation to form Millars Karri and Jarrah Company. In 1912 the name was changed to Millars Timber and Trading Company Ltd. The Inchcape Group later took control of the company, which by then was called Millars (Western Australia) Pty Ltd. Battye Library, MN 874, Records of Millars Timber and Trading Company, ACC 3042A, 3301A, 5975A.