Allen Taylor & Company is a timber company in Australia. Founded by Allen Taylor in 1893 in Rozelle, Sydney, it is a subsidiary of Boral.
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 New South Wales Legislative Council.[1]
In the 1970s, Allen Taylor & Company supplied timbers used in the Sydney Opera House.[2] In April 1970 Allen Taylor & Company was taken over by Blue Metal Industries which in turn was purchased by Boral in 1982.[3][4][5]
The company owned a number of ships as part of its timber business.
| Ship | Built | Builder | Service | Gross Tonnage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Foundered at sea on a voyage from Sydney to Bellinger River | ||
| 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 on 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 on 15 November 1915 |
References
- ↑ Sir Allen Arthur Taylor Parliament of New South Wales
- ↑ Boral closes mill that provided fine timber for Opera House Sydney Morning Herald 8 September 2010
- ↑ Mergers & Acquisitions Bureau of Industry Economics 1990
- ↑ Allen Taylor & Company Ltd (a subsidiary of Boral Timber) - proposed acquisition of J & JL Davis Pty Ltd Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
- ↑ History 1980 - 1989 Boral
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