Elders Limited is an Australian based agribusiness company. 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... For the sequel to the computer game Entrepreneur, which has no article of its own, see The Corporate Machine. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A holding company is a company that owns part, all, or a majority of other companies outstanding stock. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... In agriculture, agribusiness is a generic term that refers to the various businesses involved in the food production chain, including farming, seed, agrichemicals, farm machinery, wholesaling, processing, distribution, and retail sales. ...

It was founded in 1839 in South Australia by Alexander Lang Elder as a new arm of his family's Scottish based merchant and shipping business. It's core business was a trading company and commission agent for wool and other agricultural products for sale back to Britain. Elder believed there were good business opportunities for trade out of the colony which had been newly proclaimed in December 1836. 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... Long and short hair wool at the South Central Family Farm Research Center in Boonesville, Arizona Wool is the fiber derived from the fur of animals and people of the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as goats and rabbits and oxes...

The company has had a number of name changes, usually as a result of mergers. In 1903, it was known as Elder Smiths. That year, it acquired 1/3 of George Shenton's shipping business to form Elder Shenton and Co. Ltd. In 1974, Elders IXL emerged when Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd merged with Henry Jones IXL under the managing directorship of prominent businessman John Elliott. The Henry Jones IXL business was subsequently sold in 1989 to The J.M. Smucker Co. based in the USA. The company acquired Carling O'Keefe in 1987. In 1983, Elders acquired Carlton and United Breweries and the combined entity was renamed Foster's Brewing Group in 1990. 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Sir George Shenton Sir George Shenton (4 March 1842–29 June 1909) was a prominent businessman in colonial Western Australia, the first Mayor of Perth, and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for over thirty years. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Henry Jones IXL is primarily known as a manufacturer of jams, conserves and sauces in Australia. ... John Dorman Elliott (born 1941) is a prominent Australian businessman, former president of the Liberal Party, and former president of Carlton Football Club. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) is a manufacturer of fruit spreads, ice cream toppings, health and natural foods, beverages, shortening, and natural peanut butter in North America. ... Carling OKeefe originated as Canadian Breweries Limited which was the first brewing conglomerate in Canada. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Carlton and United Breweries is an Australian brewing company based in Abbotsford, Melbourne, Victoria. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1995 it was purchased by Futuris Corporation from the Foster's Group. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Fosters Group is a beer group with interests in brewing, wine-making and soft drinks. ...

Today it has a number of trading divisions and subsidiaries:

• Australian Agricultural Company
• BWK Elders
• Elders Rural Bank

As well as an extensive regional branch network throughout Australia, it has offices in Germany, Japan, China and Korea. This article is about the Korean peninsula and civilization. ...

In 2006, Elders entered into a joint venture with Optus known as OPEL Networks, which was successful in bidding for government funding to build a regional broadband network. SingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications (ASX: SGT). ... OPEL Networks Pty Limited is a telecommunications provider establishing wholesale broadband services in regional areas of Australia in the form of WiMAX and ADSL2+ via a network of DSLAMs. ...

History of Mergers

• 1839 - 1853 A.L. Elder & Co

• 1853 - 1856 Elder & Co

• 1856 - 1863 Elder, Stirling & Co

• 1863 - 1888 Elder Smith & Co

• 1888 - 1963 Elder Smith & Co Ltd

• 1903 - 1918 Elders Shenton & Co

• 1855 - 1881 R. Goldsbrough & Co - founded by Richard Goldsbrough

• 1881 - 1888 R. Goldsbrough & Co Ltd

• 1849 - 1888 Mort & Co - founded by Thomas Sutcliffe Mort

• 1888 - 1963 Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd

• 1963 - 1982 Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Ltd

• 1877 - 1881 Australian Agency and Banking Corporation Ltd
• ? - 1965 Western Queensland Pastoral Co Ltd
• 1884? - 1939 Pearson Rowe, Smith & Company Pty Ltd
• 1888 - 1925 Bagot, Shakes & Lewis Ltd
• 1889 - 1920 Younghusband, Row and Company Limited

• 1920 - 1971 Younghusband Ltd

• 1882 - 1974 Squatting Investment Co Ltd
• 1888 - 1976 Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd
• - 1981 Henry Jones (IXL) Ltd

• 1982 - 1990 Elders IXL Ltd

Richard Goldsbrough (17 October 1821 – 8 April 1886) was an English-born Australian business man, involved in the wool industry in the 19th century. ... Thomas Sutcliffe Mort was born in Lancashire in 1816 and arrived in Sydney in 1838. ...

See also

• Thomas Elder
• Robert Barr Smith

Sir Thomas Elder (1818 - March 6, 1897) was a Scottish-Australian pastoralist and public figure, amongst other things he is notable for introducing camels to Australia. ... Robert Barr Smith (1824 – 1915) was an Australian businessman and philanthropist. ...

External links

• http://www.elders.com.au - Elders website
• Modern Brewery Age
• Foster's Group Home Page
• Guide to Australian Business Records Elders IXL