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1854 Established by [[William Henry Shaw]], [[Robert Holden (2)|Robert Holden]], [[Richard Carter (2)|Richard Carter]] and [[George Threlfall (1819-1897)|George Threlfall]] | 1854 Established by [[William Henry Shaw]], [[Robert Holden (2)|Robert Holden]], [[Richard Carter (2)|Richard Carter]] and [[George Threlfall (1819-1897)|George Threlfall]] and initially traded as Richard Carter and Co and Carter and Co | ||
1856 Reported that the business was founded by Carter, Bodycomb and Shaw | |||
1870 Incorporated as the Phoenix Foundry Co. | 1870 Incorporated as the Phoenix Foundry Co. | ||
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of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
1854 Established by William Henry Shaw, Robert Holden, Richard Carter and George Threlfall and initially traded as Richard Carter and Co and Carter and Co
1856 Reported that the business was founded by Carter, Bodycomb and Shaw
1870 Incorporated as the Phoenix Foundry Co.
1873-1903 Built 343 locomotives for the Victorian Railways between 1873 and 1903, as well as a few engines for private operators, a couple more went to New Zealand.
1873 June. 'The completion of the first locomotive manufactured in the colony has been the subject of much rejoicing at Ballarat, the manufacturers of the engine being the Proprietors of the Phoenix Foundry.'[1]
1905 Company in voluntary liquidation
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Staffordshire Sentinel - Tuesday 10 June 1873