b'1947 1948 EarlyIncorporation Peak Downs 1950sThiess Bros Pty Ltd is formallyThe brothers win a massiveincorporated as a limited ploughing scheme contract as part Salvaging WWIIproprietary business. of a combined effort between the equipment in PNGBritish and Queensland governments Thiess Bros salvages equipment to help fulfil Great Britains postwarfrom Papua New Guinea and ships grain and meat demands. United States Army trucks, cranes and machinery to Australia to repair and 1949 renew. This equipment gives them an advantage over the competition and becomes a major factor in securingFirst rail contract Thiess future involvement in mining. The company undertakes its first rail project, duplicating the Longwarry 1951Yarragon line in eastern Victoria.Thiess Holdings:getting organisedThe brothers decide to collect the growing number of small companies that had been created for specific jobs or particular relationship under the banner of Thiess Holdings.20'