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• Broken Hill Proprietary Co.
• Burns, Philp & Company

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Broken Hill Proprietary Co.

by Jarig Bakker, 7 Aug 2004

From the link provided by Barbara Tomlinson of The National Maritime Museum http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/:

The house flag of The Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd, Melbourne. A rectangular flag divided diagonally into red and blue by a white stripe from top right to bottom left. Inscribed on the stripe is 'B. H. P.' The flag is made of a wool and synthetic fibre bunting. It has a cotton hoist and is machine sewn. A rope and toggle is attached.

The Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd was a major conglomerate based in Melbourne whose principal interest was mining. It entered shipowning in 1927. The company has now merged with Billiton Ltd and is known as BHP Billiton Ltd.

In recent years BHP have actually used a logo on a blank background.
Miles Li, 7 Aug 2004

Burns, Philp & Company

by Jarig Bakker, 17 Jan 2005

Burns, Philp & Company, Limited, Sydney: A vertical slanting triband Red White Blue; on the white band a green device (a thistle?).
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies [wed26].
Jarig Bakker, 17 Jan 2005