Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsAccountantsHistoryEstablished in 1861 by J.R. Coombs, the company was known as the Victoria Trade Protection Association. It became the Coombs Mercantile Agency, providing accounting, insurance and debt collecting services to traders and publishing "The Trade Circular" for its subscribers.
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Coombs & Co. Ltd. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 01/05/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/59737