Corporate Body

McKean's Eucalyptus Works (1890s - 1960?)

From
1890s
Victoria, Australia
To
1960?
Functions
Chemical Industries

Summary

Mrs McKean was the founder of the Taig family's eucalyptus oil business in the late 1890s, providing employment for cutters from around the area. The Taig family established one of the first commercial distilleries of eucalyptus oil in northern Victoria in the mid 1960s. In 2012, the company appears to have ceased.

Timeline

 1890s - 1960? McKean's Eucalyptus Works
       1960s - ? Taig Eucalyptus Company

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

Books

  • Wrigley, J.; and Fagg, M., Eucalypts: a Celebration (Crows Nest Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2010), 344 pp. Details

Resources

Christine Moje

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