List of oldest companies in Australia

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    This list of oldest businesses and companies in Australia includes businesses, whether incorporated or organised in a different form (such as a partnership). However, the list excludes non-commercial associations and educational, governmental, or religious organisations. The list only includes businesses that still operate today under either the same name or a variant (such as a contraction or a part) of the original name, since inception.

    Year Business or Company Field Sources
    1793 Foti International Fireworks Pyrotechnics [1][2]
    1808 Summerville Farm Farm [3][4]
    1815 The Bush Inn, Tasmania Australian pub
    1815 Hope and Anchor Tavern Australian pub
    1815 Macquarie Arms Hotel Australian pub
    1821 Gala Estate [5]
    1821 Woolpack Hotel Australian pub [6][7]
    1822 Allens Law [8][9][10][11]
    1824 Australian Agricultural Company Farm [12]
    1824 Cascade Brewery Brewery [13][14]
    1825 Van Diemen's Land Company
    1827 Brunswick Hotel, Tasmania Australian pub [15]
    1827 MinterEllison Law
    1828 Fortune of War Hotel Australian pub
    1829 Lionel Samson and Son Merchant [16][17]
    1829 Sadleirs Transport [18]
    1831 The Sydney Morning Herald
    1831 Webster Limited
    1832 Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons) Law [19][20]
    1833 Clayton Utz Law
    1833 Theatre Royal, Sydney
    1833 The West Australian
    1835 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group
    1835 Mountcastle & Sons Hat Manufacturer [21][22]
    1836 Houghton Wines
    1837 Australian Gas Light Company Electricity generation [23][24]
    1837 Swan Brewery
    1838 David Jones Retail
    1839 Elders
    1840 Geelong Advertiser
    1840 Herald Sun
    1840 Sandalford Wines
    1841 Ashurst Australia Law
    1841 Lord Nelson Hotel, Millers Point Australian pub
    1843 Hero of Waterloo Hotel Australian pub
    1843 Lindeman's
    1844 Penfolds
    1846 The Courier-Mail
    1846 Insignia Financial
    1847 Orlando Wines
    1848 Bank of South Australia
    1849 Alex Fraser Group [25]
    1849 AMP Limited Finance
    1849 Harris Scarfe
    1850 Baxter Boots Footwear [26]
    1851 John Sands
    1852 Bosisto's Eucalyptus oil
    1852 Grand View Hotel
    1852 McKenzie's Food
    1853 Alcocks Billiard Table Manufacturers [27]
    1853 Bates Smart
    1853 Dimmeys
    1854 The Age
    1854 Anchor Foods
    1857 Whybirds Removals & Storage Transport [28]
    1858 The Advertiser (Adelaide)
    1858 Bendigo Bank
    1858 Fairfax & Roberts Jewellery [29]
    1858 IXL Manufacturing
    1862 Coopers Brewery Brewing
    1864 Gundagai Bakery [30]
    1863 ALS
    1863 Bank of Queensland
    1864 Nindigully Pub Australian pub
    1864 Saxbys Soft Drinks Manufacturing
    1864 J. Furphy & Sons Manufacturing [31][32][33]
    1865 Arnott's Biscuits Manufacturing
    1865 Billson's Brewery
    1865 Kirks Manufacturing
    1865 Greenhalgh Tannery [34]
    1867 William Inglis and Sons
    1870 Blundstone Footwear Footwear
    1870 Ritchies Stores
    1875 Gunns Timber [35]
    1873 Rio Tinto Mining
    1875 Brambles Logistics
    1875 Heritage Bank
    1876 Victor Churchill Meat [36]
    1877 North Australian Pastoral Company
    1877 Schweppes Australia
    1880 Fraser & Mountain Plumbing [37]
    1880 IMB Bank
    1882 Adbri Building products
    1882 Nerada Tea Tea and coffee
    1883 Birdsall Leathercraft [38]
    1883 Boag's Brewery Brewery
    1883 Bushells Tea and coffee
    1883 Raine & Horne Real estate [39]
    1883 Earp Bros Tiles and Hardware [40]
    1884 Beenleigh Rum
    1885 BHP Mining
    1885 Lawrence & Hanson [41]
    1886 Cascade Beverages
    1886 Angove Family Winemakers Winemakers
    1886 Bunnings Hardware [42]
    1886 GH Varley Engineering & Manufacturing [43]
    1886 QBE Insurance Insurance
    1887 Oliver Boots Footwear [44]
    1887 Willow Ware Australia
    1888 Bundaberg Rum
    1888 Willie Smith's
    1888 James Hardie Building products
    1888 Jumbuck Pastoral Company
    1888 Noyes Brothers
    1888 Toll Domestic Forwarding
    1888 Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Dairy [45][46]
    1889 Blakistons
    1889 Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard Winery
    1889 Wormald International
    1890 Ingrams Time Systems Clock manufacturer [47]
    1891 Allen's
    1891 Packer Leather [48]
    1892 BCR Australia International Freight Forwading [49]
    1892 Betts Group
    1892 Sabco Brooms and Brushes
    1894 Bowens (lumber)
    1894 Stuart Alexander & Co Pty Ltd
    1894 Val Morgan
    1895 Angus & Coote
    1895 Australian Paper
    1895 Bankwest
    1897 Akubra Hat Manufacturer
    1897 Hamodava
    1898 Lowes Menswear
    1898 Alderdice Brassfounders Manufacture pumps & valves for the agricultural sector [50][51]
    1898 Driza-Bone Outerwear [52][53]
    1899 Bega Cheese Dairy [54]
    1899 Cairns Bank
    1899 S. Kidman & Co
    1899 UGL Rail
    1900 Myer Retail
    1903 Washington H Soul Pattinson Retail Pharmacy chain; Investment company [55]
    1906 Kiwi (shoe polish)
    1906 Winning Appliances Retailer
    1910 Lucas' Papaw Ointment
    1910 Rossi Boots Footwear
    1911 Commonwealth Bank Banking
    1911 Globite Retail
    1912 Hutchinson Builders Construction
    1913 Acme Case Company Manufacturing, Industrial Timber Packaging [56]
    1914 Stadiums Limited Events, Live Music, Promoting and Boxing
    1914 Wesfarmers Retail [57][58]
    1917 Wallace Bishop Retail
    1917 Sims Metal Metal recyclying [59]
    1919 Three Threes Manufacturing
    1919 Queen’s Slipper Playing cards
    1920 Qantas Airline
    1920 Mascot Engineering Manufacturing
    1925 Jono Hennessy Eyewear Manufacturing

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