Lysaght (Australian company)

In 1857 John Lysaght and Co. was established in England at the St Vincent's Works in Bristol and commenced manufacturing corrugated iron.

By 1880 Lysaghts was exporting enough corrugated iron to Australia to establish a central selling agency in Melbourne.

[1] Utilizing this demand, John Lysaght set up Victoria Galvanised Iron and Wire Company in order to get around import restrictions.

[5][6] In 1905, negotiations took place with William Sandford for John Lysaght to take a share in the Eskbank works; but this did not progress.

In 1918 John Lysaght (Australia) Pty Ltd was incorporated with the head office transferred from Melbourne to Sydney.

[1][9][10] From 1942 to 1944, during World War II, Lysaght’s Works manufactured the Owen gun, producing 45,000 units for the Australian Army.

The gun, which survived tough conditions, was highly popular with Australian soldiers, who gave it the affectionate nickname of "Digger's Darling".