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This company was registered c 1958 in South Africa, with a head office in Johannesburg, as A W Jones, Walker and Carst (Proprietary) Limited. The name changed to Carst and Walker Holdings (Proprietary) Limited in July 1944. It dealt in timber, textiles, chemicals, produce and other general trading.
In 1959 Harrisons and Crosfield Limited (CLC/B/112-001 to 016) purchased half the share capital. Previously Carst and Walker Holdings (Proprietary) Limited had acted as selling agents of British Borneo Timber Company. In 1969 Carst and Walker Holdings (Proprietary) Limited became a public company and changed its name to Carst and Walker Holdings Limited.
For lists of Company staff see CLC/B/112/MS37341. For papers concerning Japanese interests, see CLC/B/112/MS37901.