As reported on leatherbiz last year, one of Australia’s oldest tanneries, Cuthbertson Brothers in Tasmania, has had to close. The company, established in Hobart in 1841, lost a contract to supply leather to local footwear manufacturer, Blundstone a year ago.

Cuthbertson’s spent the rest of 2007 winding down and now an extensive range of machinery that had been in use at the tannery has gone on sale.

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