Austral Brick Co

The Austral Brick Company was founded in 1908 in Sydney NSW, by a group of investors and builders and became a major brickmaker by the outbreak of World War I in 1914.  Brickworks Ltd purchased most of the shares in Austral Bricks in 1945 and took total control in 1950. In 1960 Brickworks Limited (BKW) was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and the new Plant No. 1 opened at Horsley Park NSW. 

They further expanded in the later 20th century to take in Nubrick and Clifton, and still operates in several states, with its Scoresby works the largest brick manufacturer in Victoria. Most Austral bricks in Victoria are likely to have come from the post 1970s.