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Richard Goldsbrough
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Richard Goldsbrough

English-born Australian businessman (1821-1886)1

Richard Goldsbrough (17 October 1821 – 8 April 1886) was an English-born Australian businessman who was involved in the wool industry in the 19th century.2

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Born Oct 17, 1821, died Apr 8, 1886.1

About

Goldsbrough took little part in public life, although he was a steward of the Victoria Racing Club from its formation in 1864 until 1886.

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Companies

Early life and education

Goldsbrough was born in Shipley, Yorkshire, the only son of Joshua Goldsbrough, a butcher, and his wife Hannah, née Speight.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson.4

In Melbourne, in 1848 he bought a weatherboard building on the corner of Williams Street and Flinders Lane and went into business as a classer and packer and as a buyer of wool for sale in England. In 1850 he set up the first regular wool auction in Bourke St, Melbourne. In 1853 he went into partnership with Edward Row and George Kirk under the name of E. Row and Company. He prospered and was able to buy a substantial bluestone warehouse and a second one in 1857 at the corner of Bourke and William Streets. In the 1870s Goldsbrough was also associated with Alexander Robertson, John Wagner and Salathiel Booth in several properties.

In 1874 his portrait by Tom Durkin appeared as "Colonial John Bull" in the Weekly Times.

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Personal life

  • CitizenshipAustralia5

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