Reginald Murray Williams was born on a South Australian farm in 1908. He started his business which became known as ‘R.M. Williams – Bush Outfitters’ – back in the 1930s, and the company is still known primarily for quality leather boot production. Entirely appropriate, because making good quality boots is what R.M. first began with. [...]
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May 30th, 2009The cost of living in remote areas & the Zone Tax Offset
May 28th, 2009This week the Queensland Government has been talking about scrapping the fuel subsidy. This is a very sensible idea – blanket subsidies (such as the first home owners grant) are hugely expensive, are being paid to those who don’t need financial assistance (not just those who do), and only distort market forces (and create inefficiencies [...]
Angus & Robertson Book Retailers, and REDgroup Retail
May 27th, 2009The book selling business that became Angus & Robertson was started in Sydney by Scotsman David Mackenzie Angus, in 1884. A & R published many famous writers and poets that have greatly enriched Australian cultural heritage, including Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson. Unfortunately A & R publishing no longer exists. Angus & Robertson has been [...]
The best way to prevent animal extinctions – farming
May 26th, 2009The recent Swine Flu drama has illustrated exactly what the future would be for many animal species that are currently raised for human consumption, if extremist vegetarians had their way. There is apparently only one pig in the whole of Afghanistan, and it is in a zoo, as curiosity. Pork products are illegal in Afghanistan. [...]
Sterling Buntine
May 22nd, 2009Sterling Buntine, 41 year old son of legendary Territory roadtrain operator Noel Buntine (NT), was first listed in BRW Magazine’s ‘Rich List’ in 2008. Sterling is based in WA’s East Kimberley region, on Bedford Downs station; previously owned by Tom Quilty and family, prior to Queenslander Angus McClymont. Sterling Buntine also owns nearby Landsdowne and [...]
AACo AGM postponed
May 20th, 2009The Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) AGM has been postponed. It will be held before 12 June, on a date yet to be announced by the AACo. The AGM deferment is due to an error on the proxy form that was mailed out. On May 19th it was announced that Charles Bright has resigned from the [...]
Kidman’s Sandringham Station sold to the Gibson family
May 19th, 2009Sandringham Station, located between Boulia and Bedourie in far western Queensland, has been bought by Mick and Marie Gibson, for $7.5 million. Geoff and Shirley Schrader, managers of Sandringham for several decades, have been offered a position on Durrie Station by Sandringham sellers, S. Kidman & Co. The Gibson family are based at Dalby, on [...]
AACo AGM and board election; and the AMP sale of Stanbroke Pastoral Company
May 15th, 2009AACo Chairman Brett Heading has made more comments regarding the letter IFFCO sent to major shareholders. Heading has recommended shareholders vote the two newest board appointees back on to the board (Peter Hughes and Stephen Lonie), as well as the IFFCO representative, Arunas Paliulis, and the 2 longer-standing directors as well as himself. Whereas IFFCO [...]
S Kidman & co channel country cattle station, Sandringham, for sale
May 14th, 2009According to the Queensland Country Life newspaper, quoting the Australian Financial Review, there is an ‘offer on the table’ to purchase S Kidman & Co’s Channel Country cattle station, Sandringham. Sandringham is near Bedourie in Queensland’s far west, south of Mt Isa, and it has been owned by S Kidman & Co for 105 years. [...]
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) ads are scrutinised by The Gruen Transfer
May 14th, 2009Last night’s episode of ABC television’s Advertising/Marketing programme, The Gruen Transfer, scrutinised several Meat & Livestock Australia advertisements produced over more than a decade. These television advertisements are hugely expensive to produce and incredibly expensive to run. Many meat producers complain about their high industry levies, so they should be thrilled to see this intelligent [...]
