Sydney / Yakima / Kent Town / Adelaide / San Diego / /
Company
South Australian Gas Company / Lloyds Timber and Building Supplies / Marion / Woolworths / Wickes Corporation / Lloyds Timber & Building Supplies Co. Ltd. / Arndale Property Trust / Lloyds / The Australian Timber Journal / /
Continent
America / /
Country
United States / Australia / /
Event
Company Expansion / Person Travel / Employment Change / /
Facility
Lloyds store / store An / Marion Centre / National Hardware Institute of Australia / /
IndustryTerm
retail market / garden tools / retail industry / embrace retail consumers / retail / retail expertise / materials retail industry / finance / paint / building materials / retail chain / self-serve building materials outlets / self-serve retail outlet / retail outlets / subsidised advertising / retail sales / materials retailer / large and profitable retail market / proposed national building materials chain / capacity car park / retail operators / retail presentation / square foot retail garden centre / retail nursery / retail organisations / self serve building materials stores / hardware / gas using accessories / self-serve retail building materials outlets / retail stores / retail building materials chain / seasonal products / retail groups / gas accounts / /
Organization
National Hardware Institute of Australia / Marion Centre / National Association of Home Builders / /
Person
John Whitford / B.J. Wilson / J. Whitford / Ray Cooke / Harper Mitchell / Brian J. Wilson / J. Aufderheide / John Lasscocks / Ray Lloyd / R.G. Lloyd / Conrad Lembke / /
Position
driver / store manager / editor / Manager / General Manager / handyman / Purchasing Manager / consultant / Harper / Administration Manager / author / Managing Director / Merchandise Manager / Assistant / Manager of the new store / leading consultant / /
ProvinceOrState
Western Australia / Washington / South Australia / California / /
Building a new Australian industry How the Australian building materials retail industry came to be born in South Australia A personal reflection by Brian J. Wilson This paper is dedicated to the memory of the late Mr R.