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Automatic Totalisators Limited Archive

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This is an archive of company records of the Automatic Totalisators Limited Company, established in Sydney in 1917 by George Julius to manufacture, install and operate totalisator systems, an Australian innovation, throughout the world.

Sir George Julius (born 1873) was a university trained engineer working in Western Australia who devised a machine which automated the counting of tickets and calculation of odds and dividends in betting at the racecourse. In the 1890s, while working for the …

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Summary

Object No.

94/222/23

Object Statement

Archive, Automatic Totalisators Limited, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, established by Sir George Julius, 1917-1988

Physical Description

Records of Automatic Totalisators Limited which was established in 1917 including statutory records, 1919-1974, printed material, 1930-1970s, product information and installation instructions, 1950s-1960s, product brochures and information booklets, 1917-1971, correspondence and reports, 1951-1986, newspaper clippings, 1930-1971, tote tickets and punch tape, 1921-1974, photographs of ATL installations, equipment, staff and premises, 1920s-1980s, assembly and wiring diagrams, 1948-1954, promotional film, 1978 and lithographs of Flemington racecourse, 1970.

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Notes

Automatic Totalisators Limited (ATL) was incorporated as a limited company on 21 April 1917 to manufacture, install and operate totalisator systems throughout the world.

Source

Credit Line

Gift of AWA (Australia) Limited, 1994

Acquisition Date

10 October 1994

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Automatic Totalisators Limited Archive 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 31 October 2022, <https://ma.as/140517>

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{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/140517 |title=Automatic Totalisators Limited Archive |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=31 October 2022 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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