Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsManufacturers, machinery and equipmentEngineers, marineHistoryThe company commenced in 1872 as Buchanan and Nodrum, at the site of Marshall and Smith, blacksmiths, 34 Lorimer Street South Melbourne. In 1878 the name changed to David and Robert Buchanan; in 1903 to D. and R. Buchanan; in 1917 to Buchanan and Brock Pty. Ltd.; and in 1978 to Buchanan and Brock Ship Repair Pty Ltd. In November 1985 the company changed its premises to 180-196 Kensington Road on the Maribyrnong.
Accession
Buchanan and Brock Ship Repair Pty Ltd. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 23/04/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/59002