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Cyclone Tools is an Australian manufacturing company, founded in Melbourne.

History

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Some time around 1885 Leonard Tasman Chambers (c. 1848 – 23 October 1917) and William Eastwood Thompson (c. 1867 – 27 November 1952)[1] founded the Bee-Keepers' Supply Company with offices at 18 Franklin Street, West Melbourne[2] (before 1900 often spelled "Franklyn") near Elizabeth Street. Their attention was drawn to an advertisement from the Cyclone Fence Company of America who made a wire-weaving machine, and saw a business opportunity.[3] In 1898 they were granted patent 8812 for an improved form of wire fencing.[4] with crimping incorporated into the wire, giving it additional resilience,[5] and founded the Cyclone Woven Wire Company at 128 Franklin Street, Melbourne,[6] at the Swanston Street corner.[7]

Crimped wire roll

The fencing, which was supplied in 330 feet (100 m) (i.e. 5-chain) rolls,[8] underwent further improvements, reducing the number of posts required.[9] They developed other products and moved to 461 Swanston Street.[10] Expansion was rapid: within three years manufacturing capacity in Melbourne was doubled, and manufactories were opened in Sydney, Brisbane, and Christchurch, New Zealand.[11] Equipment and licences to manufacture under their patent was made available to agents.[12]

Cyclone Sanitary Bedstead 1911

The company gained the rights to a self-opening gate, and added it to their range of farm gates.[13] Male members of the Chambers family were added to the management structure of the company and it prospered. Buzacott & Co. were appointed their Sydney agents and opened a factory in Balmain, New South Wales.[5]

Diversified products include Cyclone sanitary beds with chain-link mattresses in Western Australia from 1911.[14]

In 1914 the Cyclone Company of Australia was formed to take over the business and assets of Cyclone Woven Wire Fence Co. In 1925 its name was changed to Cyclone Fence and Gate Company. The largest shareholder was Bennett and Chambers Pty Ltd.[15]

The company's range of fences expanded. To the original spring wire design, best suited to sheep paddocks, was added the "Stiff Stay" range, best suited to pig pens, with "ring locks" binding the horizontal and vertical wires.[16] The chain-link fence, that is today recognised as a "Cyclone fence", appeared around 1928.[17]

In 1941, with Australia deeply committed to the Second World War, Cyclone absorbed Miller's Forgings at 330 Johnston, and Harper streets, Abbotsford, Victoria, forming a new entity, Miller-Cyclone Forgings Pty Ltd, to make knives for the shoe trade, patterns and, critically, defence work. Directors of the new entity were P. C. Miller, James Ramsden, H. S. Chambers, A. J. Chambers, and L. S. Chambers.[18] Their principal factory in 1947 was at Gibb Street, Abbotsford.[15]

In 1947 Cyclone Pty was restructured a a public company, Cyclone Company of Australia Limited[19] and Henry Septimus Chambers (c. 1883 – 6 November 1948), a cousin of Clarence Henry Chambers, was appointed its first chairman.

Their scaffolding subsidiary, Cyclone Double-Grip Scaffolding Pty Ltd dates from c. 1950.[20][21]

A new factory opened at Geebung, Queensland in 1955[22] This brought the number of factories owned by the company to seven, the others being in Rosebery, New South Wales, Woodville, South Australia, East Perth, Western Australia, Hyde Park, Queensland, and Bentleigh, Victoria, as well as the original factory at Abbotsford, Victoria.[23] Screen wire was fabricated only at Bentleigh.[22]

Cyclone became a proprietary company in 1947, with H. S. Chambers as chairman. Other directors were C. H. Chambers, A. L. Chambers, R. S. Chambers, A. J. Chambers, L. S. Chambers, and E. C. Milner.[24] They embarked on a program of expansion.[22]

In 1955 their factory at Rocklea, Queensland was enlarged by manager W. "Lex" Ford.[25]

A new wire cloth factory was opened at McKinnon, Victoria in 1949.[26]

A new factory was commenced at Innaloo, Western Australia in 1965.[27]

The company continued to operate into the 21st-century: diversifying into tools such as shovels, axes, and trowels for the home and professional gardener.[28]

Personnel

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  • Arthur John Chambers (c. 1876 – 3 September 1962), a nephew of L. T. Chambers,[29] and prominent Rotarian.[30] He was managing director of the Cyclone Fence and Gate Co. from 1912. He succeeded H. S. Chambers as chairman of directors in 1948.[31] He became chairman in 1950,[32] retired in 1961.
  • A. Lance Chambers ( – ) was a director. He succeeded A. J. Chambers as chairman[27] in 1961.
  • Clarence Henry Chambers (c. 1893 – 7 November 1949) was manager of the NSW branch[33] for 15 years before being made managing director in 1948.[31][34] He was succeeded by Reginald S. Chambers.[35]
  • Clement Stodart Chambers (1871 in SA – 14 April 1934) director and works manager; father of L. S. C. and R. S. C.[36]
  • Geoffrey Stoddart Chambers ( – c. 25 July 1987) son of H. S. C.
  • Gordon Henry Chambers (died 11 June 1980) son of H. S. C.
  • Henry Septimus Chambers (c. 1883 – 6 November 1948), cousin of Clarence Henry Chambers, and father of G. H. C, G. S. C. and R. S. C., all Cyclone employees.[35] He was the first chairman when company converted to public company in 1947.
  • J. T. Chambers (joint chairman in 1899) was uncle of C. H. C.[35]
  • Leonard Stodart Chambers ( – 3 May 1996) was technical director[32]
  • Leonard Tasman Chambers (c. 1848 – 23 October 1917) co-founder with W. E. Thompson.
  • Reginald Stodart "Rex" Chambers (1905 – 26 January 1987) was managing director from 1949[37]
  • Russell Sydney Chambers (died 29 August 1987) son of H. S. C.
  • William Alexander David "Lex" Ford (5 June 1913 – March 1992)[38]
  • Percy Clarence Miller (c. 1891 – 14 August 1974) knifemaker
  • E. C. Milner
  • James Ramsden
  • William Eastwood Thompson (c. 1867 – 27 November 1952) co-founder with L. T. Chambers

References

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  1. ↑ "Cyclone Founder Dies at 85". The Herald (Melbourne). No. 23, 560. Victoria, Australia. 27 November 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Advertising". The Leader (Melbourne). No. 1650. Victoria, Australia. 27 August 1887. p. 45. Retrieved 24 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Guests Told About 57 Years of Progress". Bundaberg News-mail. No. 18879. Queensland, Australia. 30 March 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Patents and Inventions". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. LVII, no. 1504. New South Wales, Australia. 3 December 1898. p. 56. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. 1 2 "Advertising". Robertson Advocate. Vol. 21, no. 86. New South Wales, Australia. 27 October 1908. p. 4. Retrieved 24 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Advertising". The Leader (Melbourne). No. 2301. Victoria, Australia. 10 February 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 24 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Street Levels Raised". The Age. No. 22, 061. Victoria, Australia. 17 December 1925. p. 17. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Cyclone Woven Wire Co". Weekly Times. No. 1, 987. Victoria, Australia. 7 September 1907. p. 41. Retrieved 23 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ ""Cyclone" Woven Wire Fence Company". The Australasian. Vol. LXVII, no. 1745. Victoria, Australia. 9 September 1899. p. 10. Retrieved 23 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Patents Summary". Construction : Weekly Supplement To Building. Vol. 4, no. 95. New South Wales, Australia. 7 December 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 24 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Gollin & Co., Pty Ltd". The Chronicle (Adelaide). Vol. LII, no. 2, 666. South Australia. 25 September 1909. p. 7 (Supplement). Retrieved 23 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "The "Cyclone" Woven Wire Fence Machine". The Leader. No. 2237. Victoria, Australia. 19 November 1898. p. 8. Retrieved 23 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "Something New in Gates". The Australasian. Vol. LXXIV, no. 1937. Victoria, Australia. 16 May 1903. p. 8. Retrieved 24 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "Advertising". The Sun (Kalgoorlie). No. 691. Western Australia. 12 May 1912. p. 11. Retrieved 23 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. 1 2 "Cyclone Capital Up to £500,000". The Herald (Melbourne). No. 21, 733. Victoria, Australia. 15 January 1947. p. 16. Retrieved 24 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ↑ "Cyclone Spring Coil and Stiff Stay Fences". West Coast Sentinel. Vol. XVI, no. 845. South Australia. 12 October 1928. p. 11. Retrieved 24 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. ↑ "Cyclone Company's Enterprise". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 1588. Western Australia. 1 July 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 24 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  18. ↑ "£100,000 Co". The Herald (Melbourne). No. 20, 035. Victoria, Australia. 31 July 1941. p. 5. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  19. ↑ "Companies Act, 1936". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 53. New South Wales, Australia. 2 May 1947. p. 1017. Retrieved 24 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  20. ↑ "Cyclone set for a good year". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 9 November 1954. p. 12. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  21. ↑ "Cyclone's Link With English Scaffolding Co". The Age. No. 29, 844. Victoria, Australia. 21 December 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  22. 1 2 3 "Cyclone Opens in Brisbane". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 29 March 1955. p. 13. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  23. ↑ "Courageous investment in Australia's future". Bundaberg News-mail. No. 18879. Queensland, Australia. 30 March 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  24. ↑ "Cyclone to Become Public Company". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 31, 319. Victoria, Australia. 16 January 1947. p. 9. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  25. ↑ "Cyclone Co". Nundah Express. Vol. 7, no. 13. Queensland, Australia. 7 April 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  26. ↑ "Cyclone's New Wire Factory". The Herald (Melbourne). No. 22, 599. Victoria, Australia. 27 October 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  27. 1 2 "Cyclone's share issue will finance expansion plans". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 298. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 October 1965. p. 28. Retrieved 23 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  28. ↑ "Our Story". Cyclone Tools Pty. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
  29. ↑ "Local Jottings". The Wellington Times. No. 2325. New South Wales, Australia. 25 October 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 24 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  30. ↑ "Cairns Rotary Club". The Cairns Post. No. 8657. Queensland, Australia. 23 October 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 24 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  31. 1 2 "No title". The Herald (Melbourne). No. 22, 301. Victoria, Australia. 11 November 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 24 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  32. 1 2 "Cyclone Co". Nundah Express. Vol. 7, no. 13. Queensland, Australia. 7 April 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  33. ↑ "Carnival Funds". The News (Adelaide). Vol. VIII, no. 1, 221. South Australia. 14 June 1927. p. 8. Retrieved 24 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  34. ↑ "Cyclone chief dies". The News (Adelaide). Vol. 53, no. 8, 193. South Australia. 8 November 1949. p. 9. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  35. 1 2 3 "Cyclone Director Dies Suddenly". The Sun News-pictorial. No. 8461. Victoria, Australia. 9 November 1949. p. 24. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  36. ↑ "Obituary". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 27, 350. Victoria, Australia. 16 April 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 23 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  37. ↑ "New Manager For Cyclone". The Herald (Melbourne). No. 22, 612. Victoria, Australia. 11 November 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 22 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  38. ↑ "Cyclone Co's Opening". Northern Suburbs Express. Vol. 6, no. 12. Queensland, Australia. 31 March 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 24 September 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
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