Samuel Allen and Sons Ltd Archive
Samuel Allen established a produce store in Flinders Street, Townsville, in 1872 to cater for the needs of the expanding community. He was the first businessman to introduce steam power for chaff cutting and corn crushing in Townsville. He took an active part in public affairs and served as an alderman several times. Samuel Allen already had fifteen to twenty years' experience in Australia behind him. The business grew in terms of acquiring stocks of merchandise, building a substantial warehouse, and then establishing branches of the business at Ravenswood, Charters Towers and westwards. Holdings of hotel freeholds were acquired and four of Samuel Allen's sons became active members of the business. The family established a Limited Liability Company in the 1890s. Samuel Allen and Sons continued to build up the business throughout the twentieth century and focused especially on the hotel industry for much of this time. The company was finally taken over by Carlton and United Breweries Limited on 7 February 1979.
Archive Location: 169, 170L, Folios 508 (3 folios with plans), Special Collections Map Drawer
Detailed Listing
SA/Accounts/1/ - The Australian Joint Stock Bank-Townsville [account book for Samuel Allen & Sons) [6 December 1884 - 29 April 1885]
SA/Accounts/2/ - General Balance Sheets 30 June 1902 - 30 June 1942
SA/Accounts/3/ - General Balance Sheets 30 June 1941 - 30 June 1949
SA/Accounts/4/ - Notices of Annual Meeting 10 October 1950 - 22 October 1954
SA/Accounts/5/ - Reports of the Chairman [or Acting Chairman] of Directors of the Company at Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, 1945 - 1962
SA/Accounts/6/ - Directors' Reports and Accounts:1872-1955; 1872-1956; 1872-1957; 1872-1958; 1872-1959; 1872-1960; 1872-1961
SA/Accounts/7/ - Directors' Reports and Accounts/Annual Reports: 1963 - 1978
SA/Accounts/8/ - Annual Reports of Carlton and United Breweries Ltd: 1976, 1979, 1980
SA/Accounts/9/ - Unbound sheaf [paginated, 30-125] of Annual Meetings of Shareholders from 1948 - 1974, including Lists of Proxies, transcripts of meetings, notices of meetings
SA/Accounts/10/ - Memorandum of Articles of Association of Samuel Allen and Sons, Limited - 1945
SA/Accounts/11/ - Audit Report Year Ended 30 June 1957
SA/Accounts/12/ - Report for Half Year Ended 31 December 1957
SA/History/1/ - Photograph of New Market Hotel [1875 date on back]
SA/History/2/ - '1872-1972 100 Years Ago: Samuel Allen and Sons Limited started serving the north'. Townsville Daily Bulletin Feature, 30 May 1972
SA/History/3/ - Folder titled 'Centenary Celebrations: correspondence regarding Centenary Dinner and guest lists 1972'
SA/History/4/ - Copy of Samuel Allen & Sons Ltd advertisement c.1895, with reference to partners
SA/History/5/ - Samuel Allen and Sons Limited 1872-1947, 2 copies of draft for a publication
SA/History/6/ - Folder titled 'Company History', including correspondence regarding the above, 'Advt. Copy' of Samuel Allen and Sons Limited 1872-1947, newspaper cuttings
SA/History/7/ - Bound copy of Allen's Special Station Catalogue, December 1938
SA/History/8/ - Rule books of The Wine & Spirit Merchant' Association of Queensland (1941, 1959); Townsville Merchants Association (no date)
SA/History/9/ - Allen's [magazine] April - December 1949
SA/History/10/ - Allen's [magazine] January - December 1951
SA/History/11/ - Bentley's Complete Phrase Code (no date, probably early 20th century)
SA/History/12/ - E.L. Bentley, Bentley's Complete Phrase Code (Nearly 1000 Million Combinations), 5th reprint of first edition (London, 1919)
SA/History/13/ - Correspondence regarding code lists 1943-1944
SA/History/14/ - Copy of AllenTalk, vol. 8 (March, 1968)
SA/Indenture/1/ - 1929 between Carlton and United Breweries Limited and Henlein's Limited
SA/Indenture/2/ - 1929 between Carlton and United Breweries Limited, and Cummins and Campbell Limited
SA/Indenture/3/ - 30 April 1930 between Henleins Limited, and Cummins and Campbell Limited, 2 copies
SA/Indenture/4/ - 30 April 1930 between Burns Philp & Company Limited, and Cummins and Campbell Limited
SA/Indenture/5/ - 19 December 1930 between Annie Guerin, and Cummins and Campbell Limited
SA/Indenture/6/ - 29 July 1935 between Teabaldo Diotti and Nicola Asinari, and Cummins and Campbell Limited
SA/Indenture/7/ - 8 April 1936 between Joseph Charles Gurgo and Claude Alfred Dobbin, and Cummins and Campbell Limited
SA/Indenture/8/ - 6 July 1936 between Carlton and United Breweries Limited, and Cummins and Campbell Limited
SA/Indenture/9/ - 2 September 1936 between Burns Philp & Company Limited, and Cummins and Campbell Limited, 2 copies
SA/Indenture/10/ - 2 September 1936 between Henleins Limited, and Queensland Trustees Limited and John Ernest Carr
SA/Indenture/11/ - 28 September 1936 between Henleins Limited, and Cummins and Campbell Limited, 2 copies
SA/Indenture/12/ - 1 March 1941 between Carlton and United Breweries Limited, and Cummins and Campbell Limited
SA/Indenture/13/ - 18 March 1941 between Carlton and United Breweries Limited, and Cummins and Campbell Limited
SA/Indenture/14/ - 6 October 1941 between The Queensland National Bank Limited, and 6 other parties
SA/Indenture/15/ - 26 October 1945 between Reginald Begbie and Zena May Begbie, and Cummins and Campbell Limited (Supreme Court letter dated 30 November 1945 on front)
SA/Indenture/16/ - 28 January January 1946 between Nicola Asinari, and Cummins and Campbell Limited
SA/Indenture/17/ - 8 August 1947 between Carlton and United Breweries Limited, and 6 other parties, 2 copies
SA/Indenture/18/ - 30 November 1967 between John Rheuben Russell and Elsie Irene Russell, and Samuel Allen and Sons Limited
SA/Indenture/19/ - 17 February 1968 between Samuel Allen and Sons Limited, and Harry Graham Fowles and Willoughby John Fowles
SA/Indenture/20/ - 30 June 1969 between John Rheuben Russell and Elsie Irene Russell, and Samuel Allen and Sons Limited
SA/Deed/1/ - 1955 between John Richard Ahern and Colin Patrick Dunlea, and Cummins and Campbell Limited
SA/Deed/2/ - 1966 between Samuel Allen and Sons Limited, and State Government Insurance Office
SA/Deed/3/ - 14 November 1966 between the Cairns Agricultural Pastoral and Mining Association, and Samuel Allen and Sons Limited
SA/Deed/4/ - 7 August 1975 between Elsie Irene Russell, and Vincent Zernike and Bernard Vincent Pointing, 2 copies
SA/Deed/5/ - 6 October 1975 between The Albert Hotel Pty Ltd., and Samuel Allen and Sons Limited
SA/Deed/6/ - 24 April 1978 between Darryl Raymond Carlon, and Samuel Allen and Sons Limited
SA/Agreement/1/ - 13 July 1927 between Carlton and United Breweries Limited, and Cummins and Campbell Limited
SA/Agreement/2/ - 27 November 1930 between Carlton and United Breweries Limited, and Burns Philp & Company Limited
SA/Agreement/3/ - 11 July 1932 between Northern Australian Breweries Limited, and P.J. Doyle Pty Ltd., Samuel Allen and Sons Limited and other parties
SA/Agreement/4/ - 14 September 1932 between Northern Queensland Cool Storage Limited, and Cummins and Campbell Limited
SA/Agreement/5/ - 6 July 1936 between Northern Australian Breweries Limited, and P.J. Doyle Pty Ltd., Samuel Allen and Sons Limited and other parties, 2 copies
SA/Agreement/6/ - 1938 between Lewis Berger & Sons (Australia) Pty Ltd., and Samuel Allen and Sons Limited
SA/Agreement/7/ - 28 March 1941 between Northern Australian Breweries Limited, and P.J. Doyle Pty Ltd., Samuel Allen and Sons Limited and other parties
SA/Agreement/8/ - 1 October 1945 between Northern Australian Breweries Limited, and P.J. Doyle Wines and Spirits Pty Ltd., Samuel Allen and Sons Limited and other parties, 2 copies
SA/Agreement/9/ - 30 October 1950 between Qantas Empire Airways Limited, and Samuel Allen and Sons Limited
SA/Agreement/10 -21 February 1952 between Essantee Switchgear Pty Ltd., and Samuel Allen and Sons Limited
SA/Agreement/11/ - 22 July 1953 between John Walker and Sons Limited, and Innisfail Stores Pty. Ltd.
SA/Agreement/12/ - 1961 between Cummins & Campbell Limited, and Mavis Irene Hughes
SA/Agreement/13/ - 18 June 1962 between Cummins & Campbell Limited, and Lindsay Arthur Oakley
SA/Agreement/14/ - 10 December 1962 between the Manufacturers' Bottle Company of Victoria Pty Ltd, and Northern Australian Breweries Ltd and Samuel Allen and Sons Limited, 2 copies
SA/Agreement/15/ - 15 July 1966 between John Dewar & Sons Limited, and Samuel Allen and Sons Limited
SA/Agreement/16/ - 18 August 1966 between Royal Interocean Lines and Samuel Allen and Sons Limited, 2 copies
SA/Agreement/17/ - 31 October 1966 between Samuel Allen and Sons Limited, and Harold James Mitchell and Catherine Mitchell
SA/Agreement/18/ - 22 December 1966 between Alcoa of Australia Pty Ltd., and Samuel Allen and Sons Limited
SA/Agreement/19/ - 19 February 1968 between Cummins & Campbell Ltd., and Alvin Geoffrey Westcott
SA/Agreement/20/ - 3 September 1979 between D. & J. McCallum Limited, and Cummins & Campbell Ltd.
SA/Lease/1/ - 1923 from Johanna Fitzpatrick to Mary Kathleen Quillinan
SA/Lease/2/ - 12 April 1934 from Prudence Ellen Allen to Fokion Lamos and Michael Con
SA/Lease/3/ - 5 March 1934 from Herbert Warry Crofton to Cummins & Campbell Limited
SA/Lease/4/ - 19 June 1935 from Nellie Theresa Lee to Cummins & Campbell Limited
SA/Lease/5/ - 24 July 1935 from John Thomas Rogan to Cummins & Campbell Limited
SA/Lease/6/ - 20 September 1935 from Prudence Ellen Allen to Sydney Longford Ramage
SA/Lease/7/ - 3 April 1936 from Prudence Ellen Allen to Cummins & Campbell Limited
SA/Lease/8/ - 15 October 1936 from Harry Cox, John Robert Cox and others to Cummins & Campbell Limited
SA/Lease/9/ - 3 March 1938 from Mary Margaret Haseler to Cummins & Campbell Limited
SA/Lease/10/ - 28 August 1939 from Timothy Cornelius Howard to Cummins & Campbell Limited
SA/Lease/11/ - 1 August 1940 from Jack David Hides to Cummins & Campbell Limited
SA/Lease/12/ -20 December 1940 from Nellie Theresa Lee to Cummins & Campbell Limited
SA/Lease/13/ - 15 July 1942 from the Commissioner for Railways to Cummins & Campbell Limited
SA/Lease/14/ - 10 August 1942 from Jack David Hides to Cummins & Campbell Limited, 2 copies
SA/Lease/15/ - 24 August 1942 from Mary Kertland to Cummins & Campbell Limited, 2 copies
SA/Lease/16/ - 1 November 1942 from Cummins & Campbell Limited to Julia Maria Holt, wife of James Henry Holt
SA/Lease/17/ - 1 November 1942 from William Charles Cummins and others, to Cummins & Campbell Limited, 2 copies
SA/Lease/18/ - 24 August 1943 from Mary Kertland to Cummins & Campbell Limited, 2 copies
SA/Lease/19/ - 3 March 1947 from Charles and Mary Whitehouse to Cummins & Campbell Limited
SA/Lease/20/ - 9 November 1950 from Charles and Mary Whitehouse to Cummins & Campbell Limited, 2 copies
SA/Lease/21/ - 6 November 1957 from Jan and Thelma Cupka to Samuel Allen and Sons Limited
SA/Lease/22/ - 23 February 1961 from John Leslie Airs to Samuel Allen and Sons Limited, 2 copies
SA/Lease/23/ -21 August 1964 from Keith Wilfred Bonfield and another to Samuel Allen and Sons Limited
SA/Lease/24/ -23 January 1969 from John Leslie Airs to Samuel Allen and Sons Limited
SA/Lease/25/ -17 November 1969 from John and Elsie Russell to Samuel Allen and Sons Limited
SA/Sub-Lease/1/ - 6 November 1957 from Samuel Allen and Sons Limited to Jan and Thelma Cupka
SA/Sub-Lease/2/ - 23 February 1963 from Samuel Allen and Sons Limited to John Leslie Airs, 2 copies
SA/Sub-Lease/3/ - 21 August 1964 from Samuel Allen and Sons Limited to Keith and Elizabeth Bonfield
SA/Sub-Lease/4/ - 23 January 1969 from Samuel Allen and Sons Limited to John Leslie Airs
SA/Sub-Lease/5/ - 17 November 1969 from Samuel Allen and Sons Limited to John and Elsie Russell
SA/Sub-Lease/6/ - 14 July 1972 from Elsie Russell to Vincent Zernike and Bernard Pointing [sub-sub-lease]
SA/Power of Attorney/1/ - 3 April 1965 granted by Vincent James Moran to Norman Arthur Stanley
SA/Transfer/1/ - 30 June 1954 granted by Peter and Lubo Medich to Innisfail Stores Pty Ltd.
SA/Hotel Report/1/ - M.H. & J.M. White Report on Argent Hotel, Mt. Isa (1980?)
SA/Hotel Report/2/ - M.H. & J.M. White Report on Sun Hotel, Townsville (1980?)
SA/Hotel Report/3/ - M.H. & J.M. White Report on The Tavern, Mt. Isa (1980?)
SA/Hotel Report/4/ - M.H. & J.M. White Report on Mount Isa Hotel, Mt. Isa (1980?)
SA/Argent Hotel/1/ - Folder marked Argent [Hotel] - correspondence on official opening, history, guest list, newspaper cuttings - 1971
SA/Cairns Hotel/2/ - Folder marked Australian Hotel-Cairns - solicitors/conveyance letters, deeds, receipts, - 1970s and early 1980s
SA/Mount Isa Hotel/3/ - Folder marked Mt Isa Hotel Official Opening - correspondence and telegrams on official opening, invitations, newspaper cuttings - 1972
SA/Selwyn Hotel/4 - Folder marked Selwyn Hotel - correspondence on hotel management, fitting-out, legal matters, local council issues - 1971-1972
SA/Sun Motor Hotel/5/ - Packet marked Sun Motor Hotel Drive-in Plans - 4 fold-out builder/architect plans, and Townsville City Council building permit documents - 1977-78
SA/Federal Hotel/6/ - Packet marked Federal Hotel, Townsville, with city council building plans
SA/The Hotel Allen/7/ - The Hotel Allen, Townsville book of photographs, interiors and exteriors (late 1970s?)
SA/The Hotel Dalrymple/8/ - Dalrymple Hotel, Townsville book of photographs, interiors and exteriors (late 1970s?)
SA/Mount Isa Hotel, Mt. Isa/9/ - Mount Isa Hotel, Mt. Isa book of photographs, interiors and exteriors (late 1970s?)
SA/Stuart Hotel-Motel/10 - Sturt Hotel-Motel, Townsville, grand opening promotional material (1973); and
SA/Correspondence/1/ - 1920s
SA/Correspondence/2/ - 1930s
SA/Correspondence/3/ - 1940s
SA/Correspondence/4/ - 1950s
SA/Correspondence/5/ - 1960s
SA/Correspondence/6/ - 1970s
SA/Correspondence/7/ - 1980s
SA/Licence/1/ - Warehouse Licence Covering Bond
SA/Licence/2/ - Licence for use of Franking Machine
SA/Licence/3/ - Licence to Trade in Cheese as a Wholesale Dealer
SA/Licence/4/ - Licence: Petrol Tank, Perkins Street, South Townsville
SA/Licence/5/ - Poisons Seller's Licence
SA/Licence/6/ - Real Estate Agent's Licence
SA/Licence/7/ - The Australian Dried Fruits Association Certificate of Registration
SA/Licence/8/ - Licence to Carry Goods No. 3505
SA/Licence/9/ - Australian Customs Appointment of Agent (Bowen Branch)
SA/Licence/10 - Certificate of Registration Trademark
SA/Licence/11 - Order exempting Company from Registration as 'Money Lender'
SA/Licence/12 - 'Supamix' registration fee
SA/Licence/13 - Australian Customs licences
SA/Licence/14 - Fibrolite Roofing Agent
SA/Licence/15 - Commission Agent's Licence
SA/Licence/16 - Combined Receiving Licence
SA/Licence/17 - Commission Agent's Licence
SA/Invitations/1/ - cards, menu lists, guest list for various hotel openings - 1960s and 1970s
SA/Photographs/1/ - set of b/w photos in packet marked 'Stuart [Hotel?] Black and White' but also clearly show Argent Hotel, 1970 Samuel Allen and Sons Limited board meeting, 26 August 1970, identified events/presentations
SA/Miscellaneous/1/ - Index of Drawing Numbers: Projects - Motels and Properties
SA/Miscellaneous/2/ - Certificate of Incorporation of Innisfail Stores Limited, 3 September 1925
SA/Miscellaneous/3/ - Constitution. Townsville Italo-Australian Association
SA/Miscellaneous/4/ - Cummins & Campbell Limited documents: Power of Attorney 1948
SA/Miscellaneous/5/ - Appointment of Chief Manager, State Manager for Queensland or an Inspector of the National Bank of Australasia Limited 1948
SA/Miscellaneous/6/ - Certificate of Title documents
