Minute Book: Board of Directors

There is an index at the front of this volume.

This volume contains minutes of meetings of the board, and minutes and some papers, including balance sheets, for Annual General Meetings of Shareholders. Meetings of the board generally took place monthly, occasionally at shorter intervals and sometimes with longer breaks.

Matters discussed include the appointment of directors and staff, market conditions and the performance of the company, specific products - and their success or failure, as well as general administrative points. Some mention is made of staff salary levels and remuneration received by directors.

The registration of the trademark for the 'Drymac' product appears on p. 41.

A change in the name of the company to William Cooper & Nephews (Australia) Pty Ltd is documented on p. 47.

At a series of board meetings in 1937-1938, the Ottery Mine is sold by Coopers to Burma-Malay Tin Ltd. Coopers appear to have used the mine to provide white arsenic, an ingredient of sheep dip.

The procedure for dealing with staff called up for military service is outlined briefly on p. 101.

On p. 165-166 minutes of meetings of the board and shareholders of the Australasian Sheep Dip Company Pty Ltd appear.

15 Mar 1934 - 25 Mar 1949

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WF/C/S/01 - Australasian Sheep Dip Company Ltd minute book.

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