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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction |
| Founded | 1840 |
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Australia |
Area served | Queensland |
Key people | Andrew Petrie, John Petrie, Andrew Lang Petrie |
| Services |
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| Website | https://www.petrie.com.au/ |
The Petrie business was founded in Brisbane, Queensland in 1840 by Andrew Petrie, who was the Superintendent of Works for the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement. It was the first business in Queensland and was the first building contractors and architects.[1]
History
editAndrew Petrie commenced work as a builder in Australia in 1831 upon his arrival to Sydney. He then went into partnership in 1833 with George Ferguson as building contractors in Sydney. The partnership was short lived and only lasted for two years when Andrew went into business on his own. He won numerous projects and was favoured by the Government to construct many of their projects. Andrew was appointed Superintendent of Works to the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement and it was here in 1840 he established the Petrie business.[2]
The business operated as Andrew Petrie from 1840 and as his eldest son John Petrie started to assume more responsibility in the running of the business, it was changed to Petrie & Son. In 1848 when Andrew lost his eyesight, John, became sole proprietor and took over running of the business.[3] Under John's leadership and due to Andrew's age and health, the business changed its name to John Petrie and operated in that capacity until 1882 when his eldest son, Andrew Lang Petrie became a partner in the business. It was known as John Petrie & Son from 1882 to 1894.[4]
The business suffered with John's death in 1892 and in mid 1893, after suffering the effects of major flooding, a global financial crash and rapid depression in land values, the business finally succumbed to insolvency. Andrew Lang Petrie had to sell most assets, however, maintained a number of land holdings and continued undertaking contracting work and stonemasonry projects under the Andrew Lang Petrie name. In 1910, with Andrew Lang's eldest son, John George Petrie working in the business, it operated as Andrew L. Petrie and opened new premises in Toowong.
After Andrew's death in 1928, the business was run by John George (Jack) Petrie, then his son John Robert Petrie who incorporated the business in 1954 to Andrew L. Petrie Pty Ltd and was then run by his son John Ronald Petrie who took over the business and in the 1980s it became known as John Petrie & Associates.
The business now comprises a number of entities including John Petrie & Son Pty Ltd, Andrew L. Petrie Pty Ltd, Petrie Projects Pty Ltd, Petrie Designs Pty Ltd, Petrie Builders Pty Ltd, Petrie Architects, Petrie Property and Petrie Design and Construction.
Commercial and Civic Projects
editThe Petrie's are responsible for the construction of many of Queensland's prominent colonial buildings including Queensland Parliament House, Customs House, General Post Office, Roma Street railway station, the Old Windmill, Supreme Court of Queensland, Brisbane General Hospital, Port Office, Registrar's Office and the Government Printery.
Residential Projects
editThe Petrie's also built a large number of the fine houses in colonial Brisbane including Newstead House[3] , Bulimba House, Kedron Lodge, Toorak, Eldernell, Whytecliffe, Mooloomburram, Beerwah, Adderton, Adelaide House.[5]
Offices
editThe business has had many offices throughout Queensland including Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, Albion, Toowong, Warwick, Bundaberg, Northgate, Townsville, Carole Park, Auchenflower, and Ashgrove.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Our History".
- ^ "Petrie Family".
- ^ a b Dornan, Dimity; Denis Cryle (1992). The Petrie Family: Building Colonial Brisbane. Brisbane: UQ Press. p. 86. ISBN 0-7022-2346-8.
- ^ Laverty, John (1974). "Petrie, John (1822–1892)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ de Vries, Susanna; de Vries, Jake (2003). Historic Brisbane: Convict Settlement to River City. Frenches Forst, NSW: Tower Books. p. 31. ISBN 0-9585408-4-5. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Our History".
External links
editCategory:Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1840 Category:Australian companies established in 1840 Category:Construction and civil engineering companies of Australia Category:Privately held companies of Australia