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Nothing over half a crown : a personal history of the founder of the G.J. Coles stores

McLaughlin, Judith1990
George Coles (1885-1977) and his brothers founded an Australian retailing empire based initially upon selling cheap household essentials in busy working class areas. Their first department store was opened in Smith Street, Collingwood, on 9 April 1914 - billed as a "3d, 6d and 1/- variety store"....
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