Item 17 - Photograph of the Risby Brothers office

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Reference code

AU TAS UTAS SPARC R2-17

Title

Photograph of the Risby Brothers office

Date(s)

  • post 1878 (Creation)

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Item

Extent and medium

1 photograph

Context area

Name of creator

(c1845-c1900)

Administrative history

The Risby Timber Company until its demise in the mid-1990s was one of Australia's oldest family-run firms. Boat builders Thomas and Joseph Risby established a sawmill in Hobart in the mid-1840s. Thomas left, but Joseph had the business on a sound footing ... »

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited on loan by Risby Bros. Pty Ltd., 1970

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Photograph of the single story brick house with shingle roof, which was the Risby Brothers office taken post 1878

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Conditions governing access

May be consulted. Permission from owners necessary for copying or publication.

Conditions governing reproduction

This material is made available for personal research and study purposes under the University of Tasmania Standard Copyright Licence. For any further use permission should be obtained from the copyright owners. For assistance please contact Special.... »

Publication note

Risby Bros. Pty. Limited : the rise to prominence in the Tasmanian timber industry / by David Brownlow. Thesis (B.A.(Hons.)--University of Tasmania, 1969.
Against the odds : Risbys - Tasmanian timber pioneers 1826-1995 / Alex Graeme-Evans. - Morris ... »

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Dates of creation revision deletion

CE August 2018

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