Birchalls

Birchalls Ltd
Company typeBookstore
Founded1844; 180 years ago (1844) in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
FounderSamuel Tegg
Defunct2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Headquarters
Launceston, Tasmania
,
Australia
Area served
Tasmania
OwnerTilley family
Number of employees
40 (2016)

Birchalls Ltd was a Tasmanian bookstore, former publisher, education supply and stationery company. Founded in 1844 by Samuel Tegg,[1] it was the oldest book store Australia at the time of its closing.[2][3] In 1902 J.A. Birchall, owner of the store, invented the first commercial notepad.[4] The Tilley family have owned the company since 1969.[1] It was announced the store would close in 2017 after ten months for sale with no buyer.[5]

  1. ^ a b "The Companion to Tasmanian History - Birchalls". utas.edu.au. University of Tasmania. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  2. ^ Michael Hess (January 2007). "Ray Tilley of Birchalls: Innovation in the Book Trade". Tasmanian Historical Studies. 12: 91–110. Retrieved 6 January 2017 – via Informit.
  3. ^ "Our History". www.birchalls.com.au. Birchalls. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. ^ "10 Aussie inventions that make your life easier". australiangeographic.com.au. Australian Geographic. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  5. ^ Stone, Lucy (6 January 2017). "Birchalls to write their final chapter". The Advocate. The Advocate. Retrieved 6 January 2017.