Co-operative learning is a new initiative by Federation UniversityA4 sized coloured pamphlet regarding Co-operative leraning federation university, co-operative learning, pamphlet

A large brown Kalamazoo binder containing Minutes of the society from 1934 through to its winding up in 1960. The binder is opened with a key to insert or remove pages. The original key is lost, but RDHS Archivist Nevelle Burns made up two replacement keysm to allow the Pages to be removed for scanning. Once scanned the pages were reinsrted and the key used to close and lock the binder. The scanned minutes are in VC items 11221 to 11234 (2 years per item). VC Item 11235 is the Auction Catalogue associated with the closure of the Coolstores in 1960. This minute book was Item 24 at an Auction and was donated to RDHS (donor unknown). Key to VC Records of Scanned Minutes from Bound Kalamazoo Minute Book (VC 11220): VC ID Identification_Title 11221 Ringwood Cool Stores Co-operative Society Ltd - Minutes Book-Minutes 1934-1935 11222 Ringwood Cool Stores Co-operative Society Ltd - Minutes Book-Minutes 1936-1937 11223 Ringwood Cool Stores Co-operative Society Ltd - Minutes Book-Minutes 1938-1939 11224 Ringwood Cool Stores Co-operative Society Ltd - Minutes Book-Minutes 1940-1941 11225 Ringwood Cool Stores Co-operative Society Ltd - Minutes Book-Minutes 1942-1943 11226 Ringwood Cool Stores Co-operative Society Ltd - Minutes Book-Minutes 1944-1945 11227 Ringwood Cool Stores Co-operative Society Ltd - Minutes Book-Minutes 1946-1947 11228 Ringwood Cool Stores Co-operative Society Ltd - Minutes Book-Minutes 1948-1949 11229 Ringwood Cool Stores Co-operative Society Ltd - Minutes Book-Minutes 1950-1951 11230 Ringwood Cool Stores Co-operative Society Ltd - Minutes Book-Minutes 1952-1953 11231 Ringwood Cool Stores Co-operative Society Ltd - Minutes Book-Minutes 1954-1955 11232 Ringwood Cool Stores Co-operative Society Ltd - Minutes Book-Minutes 1956-1957 11233 Ringwood Cool Stores Co-operative Society Ltd - Minutes Book-Minutes 1958-1959 11234 Ringwood Cool Stores Co-operative Society Ltd - Minutes Book-Minutes 1960 including windup of the Society Label on cover reading "Committee Meetings - 201 -374 1934-1960. Ringwood Co-operative Cool Stores Society Ltd"coolstores

The YCW had established cooperatives in the late 1940s, a manifestation of the movement's commitment to deliver a service for every need. The Co-Ooperator was a newspaper produced by the YCW sharing information regarding its activities in the co-operative sector. The extended publication details of the newspaper are unknown and this complete copy and fragment are the only surviving editions collected by the Archive.One complete edition of The Co-Operator newspaper published March-April 1964 and a fragment of an edition dated 1962. co-operatives, ycw melbourne, third sector

The Warrnambool Co-Operative Milling Company was established in 1881 and operated until the end of the 19th century. The company had a flour mill in Timor Street and a produce store in Raglan Parade. The manager was John Marfell. He was prominent in community and civic affairs in WarrnamboolThis medallion is a most significant item as it is a fine memento of the Warrnambool Co-Operative Milling Company and of the manager of that company, John Marfell. Circular bronze coloured metal seal with text in an outer annulus and text with two five petal stylised flowers and two arrow heads in the centre. WARRNAMBOOL CO-OPERATIVE MILLING COMPANY LIMITEDwarrnambool co-operative milling company, john marfell

Bacchus Marsh Dairymen's Co-operative Association factory began in 1910. The Co-op, as it was known locally, also had a store in Main Street. This butcher's shop was opened in 1923 and was located at 160 Main Street. The Co-op purchased milk from local farmers and trucked the milk direct to a factory in Melbourne. Due to financial difficulties, the Co-op ceased trading in the early 1980s. Records show that this site was in continuous use as a butcher's and allied industries from 1856 to 2011. The original building underwent several changes and additions until it was sold in 1922 to the Dairymen's Co-operative, who erected a new brick building in 1923. This building housed the Hospital Opportunity Shop from 2011 until 2016 when it was taken over by Natural Health and is still in use by this business.Black and white photographic print mounted on grey cardboard with decorative borders. Photo shows staff standing in front of the shop with two store signs. Along the top the verandah a sign reads: CHOICEST MEAT SUPPLIED. The lower sign along the top of the shop frontage reads: DAIRYMEN'S CO-OPERA. This sign is incomplete, indicating that the butcher's shop was part of the Dairymen's Co-operative Association store. At the front of the store six members of the staff stand in a line. There are five men, all wearing the traditional blue and white striped butcher's apron and one woman who is probably the cashier. At the top of the cantilever verandah, two rolls of canvas awning are tied up, ready to be let down on a hot day. On the left of the photo a portion of the brick Baptist Church can be seen. The store frontage continues to the right. The reflection of the store on the opposite side of the street can be seen in the window. The store frontage is finished with tiles along the bottom of the display window and an inset of leaded glass along the top of the window. On the footpath there is a scattering of sawdust, once used traditionally in butcher shops to soak up blood from the meat. The end of a 1920's vehicle has been captured as it passes in front of the store. On the back: On a printed label: OPENING OF BACCHUS MARSH DAIRYMAN'S CO-OPERATIVE BUTCHERS SHOP. 1923 L. to R. Norm Farrow, Sheila Muir, Bill Bence, Norm Mathews, Jim Cash and Ern Coe, (Manager). shops bacchus marsh vic., bacchus marsh dairymen's co-operative association, butcher's shops, main street bacchus marsh vic.

The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.Booklet featuring a black and white image of sheep and farm workers at stockyards, with printed black text on blue background below image.front: ANNUAL REPORT / 1950 / GRAZCOS CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDagricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body

The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.Booklet featuring a black and white image of sheep, a man on horseback and farmland, with printed black text on blue background below image.front: ANNUAL REPORT / 1952 / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDagricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body

The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.Booklet featuring a black and white image of sheep and farmland, with printed black text on blue background below image.front: ANNUAL REPORT / 1951 / GRAZCOS CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDagricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body

These cards were for use in connection with the Warrnambool Co-Op store. The Warrnambool Co-operative Society Limited was established in 1960 as the Allansford and District Artificial Breeders Co-operative Society Limited to provide herd improvement service to district farmers. In the mid 1970s the Co-Op opened a retail store in Warrnambool in Timor Street and gradually expanded, so that by the late 1990s they had 8000 members and employed 84 full time and 120 casual staff. The Co-Card enabled members to have trading arrangements with 200 other businesses. The Warrnambool Co-Op ceased operations in 2007.These cards are of interest as mementoes of the Warrnambool Co-Op, an important business concern in Warrnambool for over 40 years. The owner of the co-cards was Ronald Cumming. He and his wife. Leonie were members of the Historical Society for many years.These are two plasticised cards associated with the Warrnambool Co-Op. One is a Co-Card and the other is a Co-Op Charge Card used to receive discounts at other businesses. Both cards have bar codes. The larger card has a silver-coloured background with green printing and the smaller card is yellow with blue, black and yellow printing. Larger card - The Co-Op Co Card, 1204 B, Cumming Ronald J and ML (signed by Leonie Cumming on the back) Smaller card – The Co-Op Charge Card, 1204AA warrnambool co-operative society limited, co-card, warrnambool

The Orbost area was once a large bean growing area as the fertile snowy River flats produced good quality beans. It was exported to other states of Australia. Green beans were sent to Melbourne by train and later to Sydney, either via Bombala where they were railed, or to Eden to continue the journey on fish trucks. One pound per bag was considered a good price in the early 1920's and pickers were paid one shilling and six pence. Ref: Newmerella Valley of PlentyThis stationery is significant because it was specially made for the seed bean industry which was a major industry in the Orbost district for the first half of the 20th century. .1 - 2 letterheads for Orbost Beans and Grains on white paper. .2 - a buff coloured envelope for Orbost Beans and Grains Co-Operative LtdOrbost Beans and Grains Co-operative Ltd (incorporating Gippsland Bean Cleaners)stationery correspondence orbost-beans envelope letterhead

The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.Booklet featuring a black and white image of a man packing wool bales, with printed white and red text on a green background. front: 1960 / 41st ANNUAL REPORT / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDagricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body

The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.Booklet featuring a black and white image of a child holding a lamb, with printed black, white and red text on a tan background. front: 1959 / 40th Annual Report / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDagricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body

The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.Booklet featuring a black and white image of a man on horseback with sheep and shearing sheds, with printed black, brown and white text on a green background. front: 1958 / 39th ANNUAL REPORT / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDagricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body

These stamps, with three of them used as official Common Seals, belonged to the Warrnambool Co-operative Society Limited and its associate business, the Warrnambool & District Artificial Breeders’ Co-operative Society Limited. This co-operative group of businesses was established in 1960 as the Allansford & District Artificial Breeders’ Co-operative Society to provide herd improvement services to district farmers. In the mid 1970s it had become the Warrnambool Co-operative Society Limited with other associated businesses and had a retail store in Timor Street with other services established in other local buildings. The co-operative gradually expanded until by the late 1990s it had 8000 members, 84 full-time employees and 120 casual employees and, by the 21st century a complex of new buildings in Warrnambool. The Warrnambool Co-op, as it was known, closed in 2007. These stamps and Common Seals are mementoes of the Warrnambool & District Co-operative Society Ltd, an important group of businesses in Warrnambool for over 30 years. Many local people were members of this co-operative venture. These are four stamps from the Warrnambool Co-Operative Society Limited and its associated businesses:- 1. Circular blue Common Seal on a square wooden base with a black plastic handle. 2. Circular blue Common Seal on a square glass base with a red plastic handle. 3. Oblong black stamp on a plastic base with a grey plastic handle. 4. Circular blue Common Seal on a wood and glass base with no handle. The four stamps have the relevant printed material on the back of the stamps to indicate the nature of the stamp. 1. & 2. ‘The Common Seal of Warrnambool Co-operative Society Ltd.’ 3. ‘Warrnambool & District Artificial Breeders’ C-operative Society Pty.Ltd. 38 Fairy Street Warrnambool 3280’ 4. ‘The Common Seal of Warrnambool & District Artificial Breeders’ Co-operative Society Limited’ warrnambool co-operative society limited, farming in warrnambool and district

The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.Booklet featuring a black and white image showing sheep in foreground with two men on horseback in the background and mountains in the far distance, with printed black and blue text on a yellow background below image.front: 1955 / THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDagricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body

The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.Booklet featuring a black and white image showing a man shearing a sheep, with printed black, white, green and red text. front: 1956 / THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDagricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body

The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.Booklet featuring a black and white image of sheep in farmland, with printed black, white, yellow and red text. front: 1957 / THIRTY-EIGHT ANNUAL REPORT / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDagricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body

The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.Booklet featuring a black and white image showing two woolhandlers with fleece, with printed black and red text.front: 1954 / THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDagricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body

1906: The Moorabbin Co-Operative Stores. Located on the Nepean Road, Cheltenham, (before 1st WW). . There are four men outside the Store and a 3 horse carriage. Two of the men are sitting on their carriages, one to the left and the other on the right of the photograph. The third horse and carriage is right beside the left of the store, carrying eight large sacks. Towards the side of the Moorabbin Stores there is a building located to right which is called The Exchange Hotel.1906: The Moorabbin Co-Operative Stores. Located on the Nepean Road, Cheltenham, (before 1st WW). The Leader Newspaper office occupied the site. The Exchange Hotel is to the right.Photograph is black and white. 1906: The Moorabbin Co-Operative Stores. Located on the Nepean Road, Cheltenham, (before 1st WW). The Leader Newspaper office occupied the site. The Exchange Hotel is to the right.Stamped on back :City of Moorabbin Historical Society Written on Front of mount : 1906moorabbin, stores, horses, men, ww1, world war 1, tobacco, nepean road, co-operative, cheltenham

The firm W. Gribble & Co. are associated with the long-term President of the Ballarat School of Mines Council, Bill Gribble.Black top hat with black band purchased at W. Gribble & Co. Ballarat, possibly by Peace Brown. The hat was made by Woodrow Hatters, Piccadilly, London, circa 1920. A black fur felt top hat with black band. Lined with white fabric and pale calf leather.Printed on inside white cloth: Woodrow and Sons Hat Manufacturers To H.M the King, Manchester, Piccadilly, Liverpool. Extra Quality. Made in England for W. Gribble & Co., Ballarat. On the leather is stamped Manufactured by Woodrow & Sons; Undyed Calf Leather; Made in England for W. Gribble & Co. Ballarat. Handwritten on leather: Adams and Tully. Swan Hilltop hat, gribble, gribble & co., peace brown, costume, woodrow & sons, headwear, adams and tully

Standard form for Victorian Co-operation Act, 1958.Certificate of Incorporation . Certifying that Ringwood Primary School Co-operative Limited is incorporated as a Community Advancement Society under the above-named Act Dated 9th April,1973, and Signed by the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies.

The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.Booklet, with cover featuring blue text on cream background. front: GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED / 1961 / FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT / NOTICE OF MEETINGagricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body

The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.Booklet, with cover featuring blue text on cream background. front: GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED / 1962 / FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT / NOTICE OF MEETINGagricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body

The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.Booklet featuring a black and white image showing an internal view of a factory with working processing wool , with printed black text on blue background below image.front: A GENERAL VIEW OF WOOL POOLING OPERATIONS IN A GRAZCOS STORE / THIRTY-FOURTH / ANNUAL REPORT / 1953 / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITEDagricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body

The Allansford Artificial breeders was commenced in 1960 As a business its main focus was on the improvement of local herds for local farmers.As a result of 32 district farmers meeting at the Allansford Mechanics Hall, the Allansford & District Artificial Breeders Co-operative Society was formed. The subscription for membership was £7 10s. The meeting was instigated through the efforts of Noel Garner, a Hopkins Point farmer, who was manager of No.1 and No.2 Warrnambool Herd Testing Associations, and Gethan Fenton, a field officer with the Warrnambool Herd Testing Association. Bill Quinlan, who had been a herd tester under Noel Garner’s management, became the first employee of the Artificial Breeders. WCB support was available from the beginning as a room was provided behind the factory offices and the AI fees were collected by the factory from suppliers’ milk cheques. In the first 12 months Bill worked alone with some assistance from Russell Learmonth and Roger Walsh, both Kraft employees. Both factories realised the benefits of herd improvement in view of their overall increased production so membership was encouraged. Semen from the best sires in Canada and New Zealand were made available and farmers also could soon see the benefits. The initial board of directors, unlike WCB beginnings, consisted entirely of farmers. These included Michael Melican (Wangoom), Gerald Mugavin (Wollaston), Noel Garner (Hopkins Point), Jim Halford (Naringal East) and Grant Warnock (Southern Cross). Membership grew rapidly and after one year there were 164 members with another 100 joining the following year. After a year of coping alone Bill was joined by Ray Eccles from Purnim and then Pat Gleeson, later a Warrnambool car dealer. John Fitzgerald became a part-time technician. These signs were attached to the entrance gates of users. In the mid 1970s it became known as the Warrnambool Co-operative and while it maintained a strong rural and farming focus a opened a retail store in Warrnambool in Timor Street in the 1970's which became the largest trading department store in the district. By the late 1990s they had 8000 members and employed 84 full time and 120 casual staff. It met a sorry end in the 2000's.This sign is a link to a business which had a large exposure in the latter part of the 20th Century. As such it has social and historical significance. Rectangular metal sign, painted red with white text and white border around the edge. Screw holes in corners. Member of Allansford & district Artificial Breeders Co-operative Society Limited allansford artificial breeders, warrnambool co-operative society limited

A group of farming families purchased the store of Mr Roy Bain on the south west corner of Chapel Street and Thompson Ave, Cowes for the Co-Op store. It began as stocking farming equipment but later had general grocery items.Pale blue exercise book containing hand written minutes of the Co-Operative Society, includes lists of shareholders.Annual and committee meetings held. Cover - Mathematics book, Nancy Jenner W.T.S.phillip island co-op store, roy bain, f. b. morgan-payler, farming

Letterhead for the Victorian Producers' Co-operative Limited.Letterhead for the Victorian Producers' Co-operative Limited.victorian producers' co-operative limited, jackson, mr keith - victorian producers' co-operative limited

Originally known as the Melbourne Cash Stores the general merchandise business of Younger and Co. was a dominant one in Liebig Street, Warrnambool from 1888 with the arrival in town of John Younger through to the store closure in 1983. John Younger was the director of the Warrnambool Woollen Mills in1903, the Mayor of Warrnambool in 1910 serving two terms and an elder of the Presbyterian Church. These labels are of importance as the John Younger store was a prominent business in Warrnambool for over ninety years..1 Rectangular cream and dark blue label with text. It is adhered to a piece of white paper. The label is damaged so that some of the text is obliterated. . .2 Rectangular thin card cream label with red text and a decorative border. .3 Cream rectangular label with a symbol of a Y and CO intertwined, other small decorations and text all in gold colour..1 MELBOURNE ( OBLITERATED) STORES FROM YOUNGER & CO. Dressmaking Millinery Drapery LIEBIG ST., WARRNAMBOOL.( In pencil and handwritten) Mrs. J Younger Darling Street .2 MANUFACTURED BY Y AND CO. WARRNAMBOOL SIZE.... .3 Modes de Paris YOUNGER & CO. 1900 ( in pencil ) ..younger and company, warrnambool

Joseph Henry Abbott arrived in Australia from Birmingham England in 1852 aged 22 hoping to make his fortune on the goldfields. In 1853 he opened a store in Bendigo, Abbott and Co and from there began a lengthy career as a business man supplying the local community with goods and services including owning and operating the New Times Boot Market & Factory in Pall Mall, Sandhurst, run by his wife, Anne (nee Deague). J H Abbott’s main ambitions were to serve on the local and state councils. He was elected Chairman of the Sandhurst Borough Council in 1860, Mayor of the City of Bendigo in 1891 and was gazetted a Justice of the Peace in 1864. Over his lifetime J H Abbott was closely linked to nearly all the leading institutions in Bendigo and worked for the benefit of local charities. He was trustee of the Bendigo Art Gallery and a Freemason and was said to be the first person in Bendigo to have a telephone installed in1882 between his residence and his business in Pall Mall. After JH Abbott died in 1904 he passed on his businesses to his son JH Abbott Jnr and adopted son RHS Abbott. These businesses continued to trade under the name JH Abbott & Co and today still operates under the name Abbott Supply although the last of the family interests ceased in 1986. Abbott and Co acted as agents for larger Melbourne based suppliers such as Briscoe & Co and the Australian Explosives & Chemical Co. Printed and handwritten paper invoice from Briscoe & Co to JH Abbott & Co dated Jan 31st, 1898 for the purchase of dynamite and gelynite.city of bendigo mayor, shire of strathfieldsaye, mayor abbott, city of greater bendigo commerce, making a nation exhibition, briscoe & co