Department of Education - Archives Office of Tasmania

Brief Guide 7: records relating to the registration of companies, firms, and business names

This is a list of the available indexes, registers and files relating to these registrations. For registrations of other organisations such as Mining Companies, Friendly Societies and Life Assurance Companies use the search facility in Tasmanian Archives Online, especially for the records of the Companies Office (TA41). Records relating to the registration of mining companies can also be found among the records of the Mines Department (TA76).
SC337 Register of Returns of companies registered under the Companies Act 1869 and earlier legislation 1859 - Sep 1921
SC323 Returns of Companies registered under the CompaniesAct 1869 c. 1859 - c. 1959
SC349 Card register of documents filed by companies under various Acts 1929 - c. 1935 
SC331 Documents of incorporation and returns of companies as required by the Companies Act 192 1920 - 1975
SC343 Indexes to registers of applications under the Registration of Firms Act 1899 Jul 1900 - Aug 1941
SC342 Register of applications under the Registration of Firms Act 1899 Jul 1900 - Aug 1941
SC341 Documents concerning the registration of firms under the Firms Act 1899 1928 - 1963
SC348 Alphabetical list of firms struck off the register 1923 - 1944
SC351 Index cards to firms whose registration has expired, been cancelled or renewed. 1942 - 1961
SC534 Index cards to Business Names registered under the Business Names Act 1962 whose registration has been cancelled renewed or expired. 1963 - 1967
SC537 Register of businesses under the Business Names Act 1962