WESFARMERS
Wesfarmers began in June 1914 as the Westralian Farmers Co‐operative, and for most of its
early history was primarily involved with the provision of services and merchandise to
Western Australia’s rural community. Its early operations included wool and wheat
merchandising, grain and fruit exporting, oil distribution to rural areas, as well as Western
Australia’s first public radio station. In the 1950s Wesfarmers began a major diversification
programme with the formation of Kleenheat Gas. Today, through acquisitions and
divestments, Wesfarmers has transformed the size and shape of its business to become one
of Australia’s leading retailers and diversified industrial companies.
Source: http://www.wesfarmers.com.au/about‐us/company‐history.html
PRIVATE ARCHIVES MANUSCRIPT NOTE (MN 2700)
SUMMARY OF CLASSES
INFORMATION SHEETS
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
MINUTES
PUBLICATIONS
REGISTERS
REPORTS
SCRAPBOOKS
BIOGRAPHIES
CATALOGUES
CORRESPONDENCE
FILES
HISTORIES
FINANCIAL RECORDS
INFORMATION BOOK
Acc. No.
DESCRIPTION
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BIOGRAPHIES
1970s – 1980s
Employees/executives
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CATALOGUES
1922/1923
Sales of wool
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CORRESPONDENCE
1934
FILES
1955 – 1956, 1966, 1968
Includes Minutes Australasian Petroleum Refinery Limited 27 October 1955
Estimates L.P. Gas Bulk Transport
12 – 14 June 1956
Notes on Discussions – Messrs Thomson, Ashton, O’Sullivan, Hawkins, Bennison &
Piggford
13 September 1968
Summary Wesfarmers Kleenheat Gas Pty Ltd (1956 – 1968)
17 November 1966
Memo re Kleenheat Gas Pty Ltd (1956 – 1966)
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6WF Radio Station
Includes article ‘Ideas that needed technology’
Perth station opened ‘West Australian’ dated 5 June 1924
Extracts from Minutes of Wesfarmers Board meetings re: Wireless Broadcasting
1926
Photocopy of ‘The Westralian farmers’ gazette’ re 6WF
Three photocopies of newspaper articles re radio
1923, 1927, 1929, 1930
Legal documents re Licenses, Leases and agreements re 6WF
HISTORIES
Manuscript re 569 Ideas (Wesfarmers)
FINANCIAL RECORDS
1922/1923 ‐ 1938/1939
Yearly total and averages (wool)
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Managers Advance Account
1918 – 1924
1924 – 1930
1930 – 1938
1938 – 1945
1945 – 1952
1952 – 1954
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INFORMATION BOOK
China doesn’t disappoint you: Wesfarmers China tour 2/20. May, 1979
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INFORMATION SHEETS
1970s
Given to tour guides/escorts by Wesfarmers Co‐operative travel division in
preparation for touring in China
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
N.d.
Ardath District
1917
Doodlakine
1917
Lake Grace and District
1917
Meckering
1917
Morawa – Merkanooka & Districts
1917
Upper Blackwood
1917
Yealering
1920
Lower Blackwood
1920
Tenterden
1921
Helena
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1925
Balkuling District
1927
Salmon Gums and Districts
1927
Cuming Smith Farmers Fertilisers Limited
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MINUTES
1967 – 1971
Includes reports of the Annual Conferences No. 47‐51
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PUBLICATIONS
Relates to wool
T.H. Bath course in Co‐op. management
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REGISTERS
1918 ‐ 1924
Register of Co‐operative Companies
1915 – 1922
Armadale – Kelmscott Co‐operative Society Limited. Members’ Share Register
Wesfarmers Property Register. Ex. Property Management Department
July 1918 – approx 1924
Employees /Staff book
REPORTS
1948
Report of Committee of Enquiry on proposals of South West Co‐operative Dairy
Farmers Limited for increasing production
SCRAPBOOKS
Co‐op. notes – wheat & other crops, etc. by Hon. T.H. Bath. Extracts from
Wesfarmers Gazettes 2 July 1931 – 5 July 1934
Co‐op. notes – wheat & other crops, etc. by Hon. T.H. Bath. Extracts from
Wesfarmers Gazettes 12 July 1934 – 14 March 1940
Co‐op. notes – wheat & other crops, etc. by Hon. T.H. Bath. Extracts from
Wesfarmers Gazettes 21 March 1940 to 18 October 1945
Co‐op. notes – wheat & other crops, etc. by Hon. T.H. Bath. Extracts from
Wesfarmers Gazettes 23 October 1945 to 9 August 1956
1955 – 1963
Co‐op. notes by W. Blackwell and others
Holdings = 1.70m.
CSM
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