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Boral was founded by David Craig on 4 March 1946 as Bitumen and Oil Refineries (Australia) Limited with Caltex having a 40% shareholding. In March 1947, it opened Matraville Refinery, Australia's first bitumen and oil refinery. [1] In 1963, the company was renamed Boral Limited having been commonly referred to by its acronym since it commenced ...
Matraville Refinery was an oil refinery in the Australian state of New South Wales. Bitumen and Oil Refineries (Australia) Limited (later named by the acronym Boral) commenced construction of Australia's first bitumen and oil refinery in Matraville in March 1947. [1] The company was 40% owned by Caltex which supplied the crude oil to be refined.
Boral combined SAGASCO's distribution network with businesses it owned in Queensland to form Envestra, which was floated in early 1997. [2] In March 1999, Envestra acquired part of the former Gas and Fuel Corporation 's distribution network in Victoria, known as the Stratus distribution network, and renamed it Envestra (Vic).
In April 2011, Seven Media Group was acquired by West Australian Newspapers to create Seven West Media. [14] SGH remains Seven West Media's largest shareholder, with a 40.2% stake. [15] In July 2021, Seven Group Holdings took 70% ownership in construction materials company Boral. [16] It gained full ownership of Boral in July 2024. [17]
In 1949 Ric established Western Australia's first brick laying school and, in that year, and throughout the 1950s Midland Brick constructed more kilns and created new types of bricks. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 1953 the brothers established Midland Brick Co. Pty Ltd. [ 3 ] Ten years later, following a trip to the United States , they began to plan and ...
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The medication, along with methadone treatment and needle exchange initiatives, also helped cut in half the HIV rate among intravenous drug users. By 2004, almost all of Australia’s heroin addicts in treatment were on methadone or buprenorphine, and the country had reduced its overdose deaths.
This same year, Brickworks Limited finally gains ownership of the remaining 50% of the share in their 50/50 joint venture with Daniel Robertson Australia Pty Ltd (which was established in 2006). [11] In March 2012, Boral Ltd. sold two of their masonry plants to Brickworks and Austral.