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Huddart Parker Limited1876 - 1961
Huddart Parker Limited was an Australian shipping company trading in various forms between 1876 and 1961. It was one of the seven major coastal shippers in Australia at a time when shipping was the principal means of interstate and trans-tasman transport. The company started in Geelong, but in 1890 shifted its offices to Melbourne.
The company was founded on 1 August 1876 in Geelong as Huddart, Parker & Co. Pty Ltd.
The company registered in Victoria in 1889 as a proprietary company and converted to a public company in 1911.
Huddart Parker was finally taken over by Bitumen and Oil Refineries Australia Limited in October 1961.
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Australasian Sketcher
14 December 1889
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13 December 1946
