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In 1858, Robert Simeon Nelson
established a general store cabinet works and undertaking business at
Linton, near Ballarat, making his own coffins and caskets as well as horse
drawn hearses and coaches.
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By
the 1930s, Nelson Bros had funeral homes operating around Melbourne.
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Prepaid
funerals and motorised vehicles were introduced. Theo W. Nelson and James A. Nelson were founding
members of the Australian Funeral Directors Association.
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Nelson
Bros still manufactured all coffins and caskets plus some motor coaches in
the 1970s. We were well established as leaders and innovators in the
funeral industry.
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five generations on, the Nelson family continues the tradition of quality
funeral service, providing sound advice, bereavement support and
professional care throughout Victoria. |
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