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Golden Fleece Company

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Former Australian retail fuel chain

Golden Fleece was an Australian brand of petroleum products and service stations operated by Harold Sleigh and Company, a business founded in Melbourne, Australia in 1893 by shipowner and merchant Harold Crofton Sleigh (1867–1933) and manufacturer and shipowner John McIlwraith (1828–1902). According to one account, Sleigh started in the petroleum trade in 1913, when a customer was unable to pay freight on a shipment of motor spirit, and the company took possession of the consignment.2 It ceased to exist in 1981.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1893Founded1
  • Industrypetroleum industry1
  • HeadquartersMelbourne1

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Golden Fleece was an Australian brand of petroleum products and service stations operated by Harold Sleigh and Company, a business founded in Melbourne, Australia in 1893 by shipowner and merchant Harold Crofton Sleigh (1867–1933) and manufacturer and shipowner John McIlwraith (1828–1902).2

Products and brands

  • petrochemical product

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1981Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1893Founded Founded1

Sources

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