British-Australasian Tobacco Company Explained

British-Australasian Tobacco Company
Industry:	Tobacco
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The British-Australasian Tobacco Company Limited was an Australian tobacco manufacturer^[1] with offices in Sydney and Melbourne.^{[2] [3] [4]}

The company was formed by a merger of the Dixson Tobacco Company Limited and William Cameron Brothers and Company Proprietary.^{[3] [5]} Sir William Dixson was company director from 1903-1908.^[3]

In popular culture

The tobacco tins constructed from tin plated thin rolled steel produced by the British-Australasian Tobacco Company are now collectable items.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: THE TOBACCO COMMISSION. . . 2030 . New South Wales, Australia . 10 February 1906 . 18 January 2017 . 4 . National Library of Australia. Sir William Dixson was company director from 1903 - 1908.
2. Web site: British-Australasian Tobacco Co., A'Beckett Street, Melbourne [picture] / Mark Strizic]. handle.slv.vic.gov.au. 18 January 2017.
3. Web site: British-Australasian Tobacco Company Limited. Dictionary of Sydney. 18 January 2017.
4. Book: Dixon . William . Dixson Family Papers and Various Other Documents Collected by Sir William Dixson, 1868-18 January 1910. . 1868 . State Library of New South Wales .
5. Cox. Howard. Growth and Ownership in the International Tobacco Industry: Bat 1902–27. Business History. January 1989. 31. 1. 44–67. 10.1080/00076798900000003.
6. Web site: Tin Tobacco. Victorian Collections. 18 January 2017.