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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003598b.htm person Hardie James AACR2 27 July 1851 20 November 1920 Place of Birth Linlithgow, Scotland Place of Death Poowong North, Victoria, Australia Merchant James (Jim) Hardie migrated to Australia in 1887 and established his first business within 5 months. From his Flinders Lane shop he bought and sold consumables for the tanners' and curriers' trades. On 1 January 1896 Hardie went into partnership with businessman Andrew Reid and established "James Hardie & Co.". In 1903 James Hardie travelled overseas and formed a partnership with the "Fibro-Cement Company" (Poissyo-cement become the core business of James Hardie & Co. To overcome the short fall in supply due to World War I, the company were forced to manufacture fibro-cement in Australia. The first plant opened in New South Wales in 1917 and within 11 years James Hardie & Co. had another four plants in operation, including one in New Zealand.

James Hardie retired in 1912 and the James Hardie & Co. was retrospectively dissolved from 30 June 1911. Hardie spent his retirement enjoying family life and working for the community. He died of heart failure and arteriosclerosis in 1920. Andrew Reid and his descendants continued to run James Hardie & Co. until 1995. The business, changed its name to "James Hardie Industries limited" and in 2001 established a parent company in the Netherlands called "James Hardie Industries NV".

14 August 1887 14 August 1887 Life event - Arrived in Australia (Melbourne) on the Oroya December 1887 December 1887 Career position - Flinders Lane, Melbourne business opened which serviced the tanning and curriering trades 11 January 1893 11 January 1893 Life event - Married Clara Buncle 1 January 1896 1 January 1896 Career position - James Hardie & Co established at 581-583 Little Collins St in Melbourne 1903 1903 Career position - Imported fibro-cement from France 30 June 1911 30 June 1911 Career position - Dissolved partnership with Andrew Reid (retrospectively) 1912 1912 Life event - Retired May 1917 May 1917 Career position - First fibro-cement manufacturing plant opened in Camellia, New South Wales 1921 1921 Career position - Fibro-cement manufacturing plant opened at Riversdale, Western Australia 1927 1927 Career position - Fibro-cement manufacturing plant opened at Brooklyn, Victoria 1934 1934 Career position - Fibro-cement manufacturing plant opened at Newstead, Queensland 1938 1938 Career position - Fibro-cement manufacturing plant opened at Penrose, New Zealand

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 'Hardie, James (Jim)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hardie, James (Jim) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Hardie, James (Jim) (1851-1920), businessman Lack, John Hardie, James (Jim) (1851-1920), businessman Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2005 Australian dictionary of biography: supplement 1580 - 1980, with a name index to the Australian dictionary of biography to 1980 Christopher Cunneen 164 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000