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Bond, George Alan (1876 - 1950) |
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| Born: 22 May 1876 Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America. Died: 1 June 1950 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia. | ||
| George Alan Bond began spinning cotton yarn and manufacturing towels and knitted garments in Sydney in 1923. This was the first serious attempt to spin and weave cotton in Australia. |
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| Born Louisville, Kentucky, USA, 22 May 1876. Died Sydney, 1 June 1950. Arrived Sydney 1906; importer of hosiery and underwear 1906-14; hosiery manufacturer from 1914, converted into a public company, George A. Bond and Co. Ltd 1920; began spinning and weaving cotton 1923; formed a subsidiary company, George A. Bond Cotton Mills Ltd 1926; company went into liquidation 1927 and sold to Bond Industries Ltd 1930; Bond declared bankrupt 1931; manager of a small hosiery firm, Jeanette Manufacturing Co., founded by his wife in 1928. | ||
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