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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Thompson Bros. and Co
Thompson Bros. and Co. (William John Thompson, Herbert Joseph Thompson and Robert Charles Renner), Coal and Firewood Merchants. Yards and offices, Dixon Street, Murphy Street and Featherston Street. Telephones 266, 533, 335. Bankers, Bank of Australasia. The business was founded by Captain Williams in the early days. The present proprietors have conducted the same since 1887, with the exception of the Dixon Street business, which they purchased from Mr. J. M. Miller in 1890. The plant comprises fifteen vehicles and eight horses, besides circular saws, corn crushers, etc. Large quantities of coal are brought direct from Newcastle, as well as from Westport and Greymouth. The premises occupied by the firm are conveniently situated for supplying all parts of the city and suburbs. The Dixon Street establishment, which serves the Te Aro and Newtown residents, comprises a floor space of some 10,000 square feet, besides extensive yards, and also includes a large brick building for storing and loading purposes. The branch at Featherston Street, which has about 15,000 square feet of space, is, like the Dixon Street yard, supplied with a platform weighbridge. The yards at Murphy Street are about half an acre in extent. The two latter places are designed to supply the residents of the central and Thorndon districts. Mr. W. J. Thompson is a native of Victoria, the others being New Zealand born, and all having been brought up to mercantile pursuits.