Corporate Body

Apollo Company Works (1873 - 1890s)

From
1873
Footscray, Victoria, Australia
To
1890s
Functions
Works and Chemical Industries
Location
Footscray, Victoria

Summary

Established in 1873, the Apollo Company Works was an early company producing organic chemicals such as glycerine, stearine, oleine and household soaps, from products found in slaughter yards.

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 1873 - 1890s Apollo Company Works
       1890s - c. 1915 Apollo Stearine Candle Cpy
             1899 - 1962 Lever Brothers Pty Ltd
                   1962 - 1989 Lever & Kitchen Pty Ltd
                         1989 - 1993 L & K: Rexona
                               1993 - 2000 Lever Rexona
                                     2000 - Unilever Australasia

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Ailie Smith

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