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of Molle Street, Hobart for $ 8000. Claude Cooper one of
William's sons and was the main contractor. The building of Crisp and Gunn in Melville Street, Hobart was completed in 1923 and described as a "very fine main building with its imposing and comfortable interior equipment, the neighbouring joinery factory and the commodious ironmongery, paint, glass and other stores which are so well stocked and easily accessible".
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On the night of 13 May 1922 a fire broke out in the Crisp and Gunn building which demolished the offices and gutted the factory. A replacement building was put in place as soon as possible. G Stanley Crisp was appointed architect and tenders were called. The tender was won by
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Crisp and Gunn Co-Operative Ltd. was the amalgamation of two prosperous family timber firms in
Tasmania. The Crisp side was established in 1848 in Hobart. By 1897, the Crisp family business was managed by Messrs Ernest and Samuel Crisp. In 1902, Ernest Crisp joined with Frederick Crisp to manage the
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Tasmanian State government in 1968. From 1971 to 1994 it was used by the State Emergency Service and the State Fire Commission. During this time, additional government departments also used the building to store equipment and materials.
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Memorandum and Articles of Association. There was $ 20,000 in capital which was divided into 20,000 shares equally between the Crisp and Gunn families. The first Secretary was Frederick Vernon Crisp.
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approved an application from Police to demolish part of the building but it did not proceed when it was "agreed that it would be best for both parties not to enter into any lease agreement".
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Tasmania vacated the Forestry building as a cost saving measure after reporting a loss of $ 24.1 million and the internal forest was removed. In February 2018,
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dome. The complex is located in the central business district of Hobart. The building complex extends along the north side of
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