The University of Melbourne Archives. Records Description List Reference Number: Collection/Series Title: COX BROTHERS (AUSTRALIA) LTD

The University of Melbourne Archives Records Description List Reference Number: Collection/Series Title: COX BROTHERS (AUSTRALIA) LTD Creator Cox Brothers (Australia) Ltd Creator's Activity/Occupation Retailers - Merchants, general Creator's Historical Note Originally a Fitzroy tailoring business formed in 1906, Cox Brothers diversified into softgoods, retailing and expanded its operations into central Melbourne. It also acquired a number of companies, such as Foy and Gibson and Sydney Snow. The group was liquidated in 1968. Date Range of 1906-1969 Collection/Series Size/Extent Access Conditions 10 metres Access: Open Scope and Content of Collection/Series A small amount of material relates to the adoptive parent company: press cuttings 1955-1964; an album of photographs of Fitzroy, country and interstate branch stores - but most is from subsidiaries: Sydney Snow Pty. Ltd. (Sydney retailers): Memorandum and articles of association, minutes, balance sheets, accounts 1920-1957. Bright & Hitchcocks Pty. Ltd. (Geelong retailers): Trade marks, staff trust fund minutes, annual returns, share records, ledgers 1906-1969. Foy & Gibson Ltd.: Correspondence and subject files, annual reports, tax returns, accounts, material relating to the takeover of Bright & Hitchcocks, photographs 1926-1966. Collection Category Business, organisations This document dated 12/01/2015 1

: COX BROTHERS (AUSTRALIA) LTD The University of Melbourne Archives To request access to records on the list below via the University of Melbourne Archives Reading Room, quote the Unit/Box reference in full. Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8 Unit 9 Unit 10 Unit 11 Unit 12 Unit 13 Unit 14.0000. 0001.0000. 0002.0000. 0003.0000. 0004.0000. 0005.0000. 0006.0000. 0007.0000. 0008.0000. 0009.0000. 0010.0000. 0011.0000. 0012.0000. 0013.0000. 0014-1960s -1960s -1960s -1960s Cox & Brothers; Staff Records (includes wages) A-C -1960s Cox & Brothers; Staff/Salary cards D-J -1960s Cox & Brothers; Staff Records (includes wages) K-R -1960s Cox & Brothers; Staff Records (includes wages) S-Z -1960s Bright & Hitchcock's; Taxation; Accounts; Annual Returns - Dawkins & Co Pty Ltd; Land & Buildings; Branches - Miscellaneous Bright & Hitchcock's; Minutes; Share Certificates; Trial Balance 1968; Annual Returns; Trade Marks; Ledger Hicks & Atkinson; Accounts 1956 Hicks & Atkinson; 1956 - Fixed Assets Statement Liberty Shoes Pty Ltd Share Register; Morshead's Pty Ltd Taxation; Waugh's Fashions Pty Ltd Time, Pay & Wages Book; Snow Properties Ltd Memorandum & Articles 1961-1966 Parton's; Tax 1961-1966 Parton's Accounts 1951-1956 Accounts Working Papers & Tax Returns 1951-1956 1961-1962 Accounts Working Papers & Tax 1961-1962 2

: COX BROTHERS (AUSTRALIA) LTD The University of Melbourne Archives Unit 15 Unit 16 Unit 17 Unit 18 Unit 19 Unit 20 Unit 21 Unit 22 Unit 23 Unit 24 Unit 25 Unit 26 Unit 27 Unit 28 Unit 29 Unit 30 Unit 31 Unit 32 Unit 33.0000. 0015.0000. 0016.0000. 0017.0000. 0018.0000. 0019.0000. 0020.0000. 0021.0000. 0022.0000. 0023.0000. 0024.0000. 0025.0000. 0026.0000. 0027.0000. 0028.0000. 0029.0000. 0030.0000. 0031.0000. 0032.0000. 0033 1963 Accounts Working Papers & Tax 1963 Agreements, Deeds & related 1937 Balance Sheets & Accounts 1937 1963-1964 Correspondence; Fanen - Price; Receivers; Deb (rest of word unclear); Annual Returns; Auditors; Hire Purchase; London Office; 1963-1964 Correspondence & Subject Files Legal Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Purchases; Capital Funds; Sales Tax 1956 Tax 1956 1961-1962 Tax 1961-1962 Union Jack Wages Records 1921-1942 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd; Balance Sheets 1921-1942 1943-1950 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd; Balance Sheets 1953-1950 1960s Sydney Snow; C/Payments 1960s 1963-1964 Sydney Snow; C/Payments 19663-1964 3

: COX BROTHERS (AUSTRALIA) LTD The University of Melbourne Archives Unit 34 Unit 35 Unit 36 Unit 37 Unit 38 Unit 39 Unit 40 Unit 41 Unit 42 Unit 43 Unit 44 Unit 45 Unit 46 Unit 47 Unit 48 Unit 49 Unit 50 Unit 51.0000. 0034.0000. 0035.0000. 0036.0000. 0037.0000. 0038.0000. 0039.0000. 0040.0000. 0041.0000. 0042.0000. 0043.0000. 0044.0000. 0045.0000. 0046.0000. 0047.0000. 0048.0000. 0049.0000. 0050.0000. 0051 1964 Sydney Snow; Departmental Purchases 1964 1964 Sydney Snow; Departmental Purchases 1965 Sydney Snow; Invoices Sydney Snow; Invoices Sydney Snow; Invoices Sydney Snow; Invoices 1967 Sydney Snow; Invoices 1967 1967 Sydney Snow; Invoices 1968 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd; Minutes Sydney Snow Pty Ltd; Minutes Sydney Snow Pty Ltd; Minutes 1937-1939 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd; Miscellaneous Payroll Tax material; Deeds re Registration notes; Underwriting letter 12/1/1939; Executive History Cards; Memorandum & Articles of Association (Inc. 15 Jan 1937) 1956-1957 Sydney Snow; Salary Cards & Group Certificates 1956-1957 1958 Sydney Snow; Salary Cards 1958 1958 Sydney Snow; Salary Cards 1958 1958-1959 Sydney Snow; Salary Cards 1958-1959 1962-1965 Sydney Snow; Salary Cards 1962-1965 1962-1965 Sydney Snow; Salary Cards 1962-1965 4

: COX BROTHERS (AUSTRALIA) LTD The University of Melbourne Archives Unit 52 Unit 53 Unit 54 Unit 55 Unit 56 Unit 57 Unit 58 Unit 59 Unit 60 Unit 61 Unit 62 Unit 63 Unit 64 Unit 65 Unit 66 Unit 67 Unit 68 Unit 69 Unit 70 Unit 71.0000. 0052.0000. 0053.0000. 0054.0000. 0055.0000. 0056.0000. 0057.0000. 0058.0000. 0059.0000. 0060.0000. 0061 1963-1964 Sydney Snow; Salary Cards July 1963 to June 1964 1963-1964 Sydney Snow; Salary Cards July 1963 to June 1964 Sydney Snow; Salary Records 1961 onwards 1962-1965 Sydney Snow; Salaries July 1962-June 1965 1951-1965 Sydney Snow; Superannuation Scheme Minutes 7 May 1951-12 Jan 1965; Ledger Sydney Snow Sydney Snow Cox & Brothers Store photos Cox & Brothers Store interiors (photos) Foy & Gibson store exteriors (photos).0001 1949-1955 Journal 1949-1955.0002 1943-1954 Journal 1943-1954.0003 1938-1941 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Private Ledger-Cash, March 1938-August 1941.0004 1957 Plans and Particulars of Country Branches Nov 1957.0005 1966-1967 Sydney Snow, News cuttings Aug 1966-Aug 1967.0006 Ledger of plans and photographs of stores.0007 1934-1935 Cash Book, June 1934-August 1935.0008 1933-1948 Journal, March 1933-December 1948.0009 1945-1948 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Private Ledger, August 1945-August 1948.0010 1937-1941 Cash Book, Expenses, August 1937-February 1941 5

: COX BROTHERS (AUSTRALIA) LTD The University of Melbourne Archives Unit 72 Unit 73 Unit 74 Unit 75 Unit 76 Unit 77 Unit 78 Unit 79 Unit 80 Unit 81 Unit 82 Unit 83 Unit 84 Unit 85 Unit 86 Unit 87 Unit 88 Unit 89 Unit 90.0011 1938-1939 Cash Book, May 1938-June 1939.0012 1944-1947 Journal, Trade Expenses, August 1944-February 1947.0013 1930-1943 Journal, August 1930-August 1943.0014 1941-1943 Journal, Expenses, March 1941-August 1943.0015 1920-1939 Journal, June 1920-June 1939.0016 1940-1942 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Cash Book, January 1940-July 1942.0017 1942-1954 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Journal, April 1942-January 1954.0018 1938-1939 Sydney Snow Ltd, Contra Cash Book, March 1938-December 1939.0019 1943-1950 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Staff Pension Scheme, August 1943-April 1950.0020 1944-1946 Journal, Expenses, March 1944-August 1946.0021 1951-1956 General Ledger August 1951-August 1956.0022 1948-1954 Ledger, March 1948-February 1954.0023 1920-1953 Share Ledger, March 1920-October 1953.0024 1920-1969 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Share Ledger, June 1920-November 1969.0025 1958-1967 Waugh's Fashions Pty Ltd, Share Register, April 1958-July 1967.0026 1944-1954 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Share Ledger, March 1944-March 1954.0027 1930-1934 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Private Ledger, General, March 1930-February 1934.0028 1953-1967 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Share Ledger, July 1953-July 1967.0029 1920-1953 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Share Ledger, June 1920-December 1953 6

: COX BROTHERS (AUSTRALIA) LTD The University of Melbourne Archives Unit 91 Unit 92 Unit 93 Unit 94 Unit 95 Unit 96 Unit 97 Unit 98 Unit 99 Unit 100 Unit 101 Unit 102 Unit 103 Unit 104 Unit 105 Unit 106 Unit 107 Unit 108.0030 1914-1920 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Private Ledger, February 1914-February 1920.0031 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Journal.0032 1948-1951 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Private Ledger, August 1948-July 1951.0033 1959-1966 General Office Transfer Journal, April 1959-January 1966.0034 1920-1936 Sydney Snow Ltd, Ledger, June 1920-August 1936.0035 1920-1936 Sydney Snow Ltd, Share Ledger, August 1920-May 1936.0036 1938-1954 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Private Ledger, August 1938-February 1954.0037 1920-1926 Sydney Snow Ltd, Private Ledger, General, February 1920-February 1926.0038 1926-1930 Sydney Snow Ltd, Private Ledger, General, March 1926-February 1930.0039 1941-1945 Sydney Snow Ltd, Private Ledger, Cash, August 1941-August 1945.0040 1945-1949 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Private Ledger, August 1945-August 1949.0041 1939-1951 Sydney Snow, Share Ledger, January 1939-January 1951.0042 1939-1948 Sydney Snow, Share Ledger, January 1939-August 1948.0043 1955-1964 Newspaper cuttings February 1955-April 1964.0044 1963-1965 Journal February 1963-November 1965.0045 1914-1924 Ledger/Journal January 1914-July 1924.0046 1926-1930 Sydney Snow Ltd, Private Ledger Cash, March 1926-March 1930.0047 1962-1965 Inter-ledger Transfer September 1962-July 1965 7

: COX BROTHERS (AUSTRALIA) LTD The University of Melbourne Archives Unit 109 Unit 110 Unit 111 Unit 112 Unit 113 Unit 114 Unit 115 Unit 116 Unit 117 Unit 118 Unit 119 Unit 120 Unit 121 Unit 122 Unit 123 Unit 124 Unit 125 Unit 126.0048 1921-1939 Cash Book October 1921-August 1939.0049 1963-1966 Ledger/Journal July 1963-February 1966.0050 1942-1946 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Cash Book, August 1942-February 1946.0051 1949-1952 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Cash Book, April 1949-October 1952.0052 1959-1966 Waugh's Fashions Pty Ltd, Account Book, June 1959-January 1966.0053 1962-1965 Waugh's Fashions Pty Ltd, Cash Book, September 1962-July 1965.0054 1962-1966 Waugh's Fashions Pty Ltd, Cash Receipt Book, May 1962-February 1966.0055 1952-1967 Waugh's Fashions Pty Ltd, Share Ledger, July 1952-August 1967.0056 1930-1934 Sydney Snow Ltd, Private Ledger Cash, March 1930-February 1934.0057 1954-1956 Trade Expenses Ledger January 1954-January 1956.0058 1944-1948 Debt Cash Book May 1944-February 1948.0059 1939-1946 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Trade Expenses, March 1939-February 1946.0060 1946-1952 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Trade Expenses, March 1946-December 1952.0061 1920-1934 Sydney Snow, Ledger July 1920-June 1934.0062 1946-1949 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Cash Book March 1946-March 1949.0063 1934-1938 Sydney Snow Ltd, Private Ledger March 1934-March 1938.0064 1960-1966 Sydney Snow Pty Ltd, Salary Summaries July 1960-February 1966.0065 Photo Album 8

: COX BROTHERS (AUSTRALIA) LTD The University of Melbourne Archives Unit 127 Unit 128 Unit 129 Unit 130 Unit 131 Unit 132 Unit 133 Unit 134 Unit 135 Unit 136 Unit 137.0066 1955-1957 Parcel - Shares, Stock Certificates, Fund Transfers, June 1955-December 1957.0067 1962-1963 Parcel - Morshead's (Ballarat), Expense Dissections, August 1962-July 1963.0068 1963-1965 Parcel - Trade Expenses Journal August 1963-August 1965.0069 1959-1964 Parcel - Cash Receipts; Cash Payment; Journal, Cash Payments Summary; Bills Payable; Purchases; Sales July 1959-June 1964.0070 Parcel - Certificates of Incorporation of Companies; 1. Cox Finance Corporation Ltd; 2. Sydney Snow Pty Ltd; 3. Snows Properties Ltd.0071 1963-1964 Parcel - Sydney Snow, Main Branch Salary Summaries, December 1963-August 1964.0072 1962-1963 Parcel - Sydney Snow, Branches Salary Summaries, July 1962-June 1963.0073 1963 Parcel - Sydney Snow, Main Branch Salary Summaries, January 1963-June 1963.0074 1963 Parcel - Summary of Branch salaries, July 1963-December 1963.0075 1963-1964 Parcel - Sydney Snow, Branches Salary Summaries, December 1963-November 1964.0076 1963 Parcel - Sydney Snow, Main Branch Salary Summaries, July 1963-December 1963 End of List 9