the australian agricultural company ( aa co ) is a company which serves to improve beef cattle production through responsible natural resource and land use .

founded in 1824 through an act of the british parliament , with the right to select 1,000,000 acres ( 4,047 km ² ) in new south wales for agricultural development , it is one of australia 's oldest still-operating companies .

its headquarters are today in brisbane and it has been listed ( or relisted ) on the australian stock exchange since 2001 .

as of july 2008 it had a staff of 500 and operates 24 cattle stations and 2 feed lots , consisting of over 565,000 beef cattle .

australian agricultural company

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australian agricultural company ' s coal mines . ( 1847 , august 11 ) .
a new ringer for australian agricultural company learning the art of shaping a horseshoe .
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australian agricultural company is trialling satellite technology to track and monitor staff working in remote areas .
at the australian agricultural company , we’ve been passionately perfecting the art of australian beef since 1824 . it’s what we do .
data as of jul 09 2018 . currency figures normalised to australian agricultural company ltd ' s reporting currency : australian dollar aud
osutoraria nogyo kaisha 1824 - 1825 . - australian agricultural company 1824 - 1825 : a pre - history of australian business management -
jesse gregson : australian agricultural company 1824 to 1875 , 1907 pdf courtesy of newcastle city library .
australian agricultural resources group pty ltd ( aarg ) is a diversified agricultural company operating both in australia and throughout the middle east . aarg is
australian agricultural company ' s e . . . [ art work , map : 1828 - 2011 ]
the chief executive of australian agricultural company limited is mr hugh killen whose official title is chief executive officer . the chairman of australian agricultural company limited is mr donald mcgauchie whose official title is non - executive chairman .
pure merinos and others : the
shipping lists ' of the australian agricultural company / p . a . pemberton
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kate reid ( left ) and anna winsper are starting out as ringers on australian agricultural company ' s northern cattle stations .
established in 1824 , the australian agricultural company ( aaco ) is australia’s largest integrated cattle and beef producer , and is the oldest continuously operating company in australia .
young women make up almost half of australian agricultural company ' s ( aaco ) rookie recruits for its northern territory and queensland cattle stations .
the australian agricultural company’s records show how a handful of privileged individuals were granted one million acres in northern new south wales by the crown .
the noel butlin archives centre holds many treasures among its twenty kilometres of records including the australian agricultural company ' s archives which are included in the unesco australian memory of the world register .
the picturesque village of stroud is located in the karuah valley , it owes its existence to the first major agricultural enterprise to be attempted in australia . stroud was founded by the australian agricultural company .
australian agricultural company | state . . . - 4 / 2 / 2015 and on 4 / 2 / 2016 , 31 / 1 / 2014
free settler or felon links page newcastle early convict coal miners first a . a . mine miner ' s clothing refusal to work australian agricultural company
australian agricultural company wharf , newcastle , 23 september 1897 . from the ralph snowball / norm barney collection , university of newcastle , cultural collections .
carrington , port stephens . the australian agricultural company at port stephens . report to the heritage council of new south wales , 1980 - 81 .
in 2018 the company generated total revenue of $ 545 , 616 , 000 including sales and other revenue . in 2018 australian agricultural company limited had 601 employees in australia including employees from all subsidiaries under the company ' s control .
australian agricultural company : incorporated by royal charter , a . d . 1824 . office , 12 king ' s arms yard , moorgate street , london
the australian agricultural company ' s records show how a handful of privileged individuals were granted one million acres in northern new south wales by the crown .
both of australia ' s largest cattle companies , australian agricultural company and consolidated pastoral company , have seen women applying for more than half of the stock camp positions in the last two years .
cuthbert’s neighbours were some of the biggest names in sydney at the time - the colourful entrepreneur robert towns with his own wharf , the australian agricultural company , p & o and the australasian steamship navigation company .
wed 11 aug 1847 - the maitland mercury and hunter river general advertiser ( nsw : 1843 - 1893 ) page 1 - australian agricultural company ' s coal mines .
the maitland mercury and hunter river general advertiser ( nsw : 1843 - 1893 ) , wed 11 aug 1847 , page 1 - australian agricultural company ' s coal mines .
australian agricultural company ( aaco ) is using the pocket - sized beacons on four remote northern territory and queensland cattle stations to assess their suitability as a safety management tool .
australian agricultural company limited ( aaco ) produces and sells beef . the company operates properties , cattle stations , feedlots , farms and a beef processing facility across queensland , western australia , new south wales and the northern territory .
an act to enable the
australian agricultural company
to sue and be sued in the colony by their corporate name . [ assented to , 7th april , 1866 . ]
free settler or felon links page newcastle first a . a . company mine a . a . company a . a . company miners refusal to work
david was also a founding partner in associated companies australian rural exports , and nz agricultural exports , both companies exporting livestock and merchandise .
in 1975 the london - based directors resigned and the company’s tax domicile was transferred from london to tamworth , nsw and then to brisbane in 1985 following the sale of goonoo goonoo . from 1976 the company’s name was listed on the australian stock exchange as the australian agricultural company limited . in 1995 elders ltd acquired the aaco and it was delisted from the australian stock exchange . the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of futuris corporation limited after futuris took over elders in 1997 . the company was re - listed in 2001 .
the a . a . company took over possession of the government coal mines at newcastle in 1831 . below is a copy of correspondence from the colonial secretary to sir edward parry dated june 1830 followed by a list of some of the australian agricultural company employees and servants in newcastle , nsw in 1830 ' s and 1840 ' s , most of whom were employed in the mines . more information about the australian agricultural company workers can be found here
the lord mayor of newcastle councillor john tate unveiled a plaque in 2006 donated by the australian agricultural company , to commemorate the opening of the first railway on 10 december 1831 and commemorate 175 years of railway in australia .
australian agricultural company limited is an australia - based cattle and beef producer . the principal activities of the company are ownership , operation and development of pastoral properties ; production of beef , including breeding , backgrounding , feedlotting and processing of cattle , and sales and marketing of branded beef . the company specializes in grassfed beef and grainfed beef production . it
she said the enthusiasm for the agricultural sector in young people , especially women was infectious .
the nation ' s biggest wagyu beef producer , australian agricultural company , says it will benefit from higher sales next year after it built up its herd at the expense of short - term cash flows in the six months to september 30 .
 south australian company deed 1836 held by the state library of south australia . the deed represents a history of imperial britain and colonial south australia .
newcastle university archivist gionni di gravio discusses the archives of the australian agricultural company ( a . a . coy . ) held at the university newcastle and their usefulness in researching local community issues such as the recent community campaign to save mayfield pool .
the australian agricultural company was founded in 1824 to develop the fine wool industry and to cultivate produce , such as grapes and olives , previously imported from mediterranean countries . it was granted one million acres and had its headquarters at port stephens . in 1830 , land at port stephens was exchanged for land at liverpool plains and the peel river , near tamworth . in 1853 a subsidiary company , the peel river land and mineral company was formed to develop the peel river land which was known as goonoo goonoo . the company held this land until 1985 . the colonial agricultural company is the present owner of goonoo goonoo station .
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by august the ' handsome cottages ' at carrington , formerly occupied by the officers of the australian agricultural company were being put in proper repair , preparatory to the arrival at port stephens , of the first ship with emigrants ( with their servants ) direct from england .
a full version of the text is reproduced in ' the australian agricultural company , 1824 - 1875 ' / by jesse gregson . sydney : angus & robertson , 1907 . microfilm available at cy 4477 , frames 14 - 20 digital order no : album id : 824150
in 2004 the south australian government appointed him special envoy for the adelaide to darwin railway .
after the station was abandoned , settlers mostly ignored the area . timber getters such as daniel farrell and patrick farrell employed by sydney trader simeon lord were to be found but otherwise there were few european inhabitants until the area came to the attention of the australian agricultural company .
in addition to the newcastle estate , the australian agricultural company has pastoral interests in new south wales and queensland , the principal property being
warrah
station , near willow tree , n . s . w . on this highly improved property are bred stud sheep and cattle .
the lord mayor of newcastle cr john tate unveiled a plaque donated by the australian agricultural company , to commemorate the opening of the first railway on 10 december 1831 . the aa company ( founded 1824 ) , had agreed to take over coal mining at the settlement of newcastle , from the convict miners that had commenced australia ' s first mines in 1804 .
while australia has been held captive by the potential foreign ownership of australia ' s largest landholder , s . kidman & co , quietly in the background a shrewd billionaire from london has taken a grip on the country ' s second largest landholder – the australian agricultural company ( aaco ) .
the australian agricultural company was incorporated in london in 1824 following negotiations with the british government for a grant of 1 , 000 , 000 acres of land in new south wales on the condition that certain sums of money should be expended in the development and improvement of the land so granted .
flinders proved that tasmania was an island , traced the coasts of the australian continent and was the first person to use ‘australian’ to describe the inhabitants of this land . he named nothing after himself .
the australian agricultural company , which still operates today , was originally formed in 1824 and is australia ' s oldest pastoral company . its records document the early development of the sheep and wool industry in the port stephens , liverpool plains and peel river estates ; coal mining in newcastle , and its more recent involvement in the cattle industry in queensland , northern territory and western australia .
illuminated address to edward chris . . . australian agri . . . [ art work : 1876 ]
aa co . [ convict button ] australian agri . . . [ photograph , object : 1830 ]
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an act of the british parliament in 1824 established the australian agricultural company ( aaco ) . aaco is one of australia ' s oldest companies . the company began for the purpose of improving flocks of merino sheep , and later moved into cattle . aaco has 18 cattle stations in queensland and the northern territory , with around 400 , 000 cattle . their head office is located in sydney .
emily bryant is the first ever female station manager for a corporate company in australia .
elizabeth guilford , ' mitchell , james ( 1792–1869 ) ' , australian dictionary of biography , national centre of biography , australian national university , urltoken published first in hardcopy 1967 , accessed online 10 july 2018 .
in april 2008 he was co - chair for the rural section of the australian 20 / 20 summit .
year on year australian agricultural company ltd ' s revenues fell - 15 . 01 % from 446 . 73m to 379 . 68m . this along with an increase in the cost of goods sold expense has contributed to a reduction in net income from a gain of 71 . 59m to a loss of 102 . 56m .
highlights of our business collections include such prominent companies as the australian agricultural company , dalgety ltd , burns philp & co ltd , csr limited , tooth & co ltd , state stock exchanges and elder smith & co ltd . their records occupy hundreds of shelf metres and cover the period from the 1820s to the 2000s .
consolidated pastoral company said 70 per cent of its recruitment applications last year were from women .
is a public company that is ranked number 721 out of the top 2000 companies in australia . the company generates the majority of its income from the meat processing in australia industry .
the company also engages in the sales and marketing activities of branded beef into global markets .
an act for granting certain powers and authorities to a company to be incorporated by charter to be called
the australian agricultural company
for the cultivation and improvement of waste lands in the colony of new south wales and for other purposes relating thereto . text begins
george the fourth by the grace of god of the united kingdom of great britain and ireland . . .
and is surrounded by a decorative border .
commercial operations : director of asia pacific transport ( apt ) freightlink , operating freight trains to and from darwin . owner of shares in qantas and australian agricultural company ( aaco ) these companies with transport interests present and past respectively . aaco built australia ' s first ever railway at newcastle nsw but no longer provides any transport activity .
as a world leading producer of beef and agricultural products and australia’s largest beef producer , aaco has a long and proud history .
in 1822 the penal settlement was moved from newcastle to port macquarie and the hunter valley was opened up for settlement . other enterprises developed , with convict labour being assigned to private companies and individuals rather than working directly for the government . the australian agricultural company relied on convict labour to develop its coal mines close to the settlement at newcastle .
the first railway in new south wales was privately owned and built by the australian agricultural company in 1830 . it was also australia ' s first iron - railed railway . the railway was 330 yards long and an incline railway from the company’s a pit in church street newcastle to newcastle harbour . in the picture below you can see part of the rail as it leads to the ships , along with the brick wall supporting the line .
while dawson’s tenure was made difficult by his relationship with the company directors , parry also had a multitude of problems during his time at port stephens . recalcitrant convicts , idle indentured servants , bushrangers and floods all added to his difficulties . a major thorn in his side throughout his tenure was william barton , ( father of australia’s first prime minister edmund barton ) the company accountant , who was later to return to england and publish the affairs of the australian agricultural company in 1833 . this was an attempt to vindicate his actions while employed by the company and defame parry . he later sued parry for a breach of covenant . ( see
in 2001 , mr fischer was made a fellow of the australian academy of technological sciences and engineering ( ftse ) .
sir edmund barton’s father was william giles barton ( 1795 – 1881 ) , the youngest son of a london perfumer ( edward barton ) . he married mary louise whydah 26 may 1827 st george hanover square , westminster . william was the accountant of the australian agricultural company , and later , for many years , the only , sharebroker in sydney . urltoken
materials previously inscribed on the register are : the endeavour journal of captain james cook ; the mabo case manuscripts ; the walter burley griffin and marion mahony griffin plan of canberra ; the archival records of the australian agricultural company , the nation ' s oldest surviving commercial entity ; the cinesound movietone collection of weekly cinema newsreels from 1931 to 1975 : a living record of australia ' s life and times ; constitutional documents : an assembly of key items charting the development of australian democracy .
, ( company surveyor ) , explored the country beyond the harbour bringing back a very favourable report .
mr strong said the company would launch the brands in other key markets over the next 18 months .
from our pristine pastures to restaurants around the world , learn how the art of australian beef results in experiences worth sharing .
 australian children ' s folklore collection held by museum victoria in melbourne . the 13 collections document australian childhood culture spanning 140 years , with specialized material from the 1950s , 70s and 80s - possibly the largest collection of its kind in the world .
with advice and information on his arrival in nsw as to the most suitable land for the company’s purposes .
it has been a long road for the two stations—but the debt to atsic has been repaid , and the company refinanced through a regular agricultural financier . they are now managed by the bunuba cattle company ( bcc ) , and supported by business coordinator ned mccord , an experienced agribusiness professional who knows about running huge cattle stations and respecting the aspirations of aboriginal people .
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the collection is listed on the unesco australian memory of the world register . the archives has published several books about the company ' s records and a selection of maps and photographs have been digitised and added to the anu open research website .
in addition , the company is setting up a trainee ranger program with wa’s department of conservation and land management .
p . p . king ' s report re the employment of natives by the a . a . company 1841
take a deeper look into a company ' s insider transactions by viewing director purchases and sales by individual directors .
he said the company began to see some returns from its transition but
we are far from finished
.
the archives of the australian agricultural company ( 1824 - 1995 ) comprise a business record unparalleled in australia . the aa company is australia ' s oldest agricultural company . it operated wool and coal industries in the nineteenth century ; made important contributions to the development of the cattle and wheat industries and to communications ; and still operatestoday . during its long history , the aa company has conducted its business in new south wales , queensland , western australia and the northern territory ; and it also has close connections with principals and merchants in great britain and the united states . as well as providing evidence of the origins and development of a nationally significant business enterprise , the archives contain sources on the history of land use , the early history of roads and railways in nsw , interactions between business and government ( colonial and national ) , european - aboriginal contact , family history and labour relations . the records which have been selected for retention as the company ' s archives are the most complete of any body of business records in australia .
i would recommend for any young person , no matter what your background , there is always an area you can go into in the agricultural industry .
the archives of the australian agricultural company ( 1824 - 1995 ) comprise a business record unparalleled in australia . the aa company is australia ' s oldest agricultural company . it operated wool and coal industries in the nineteenth century ; made important contributions to the development of the cattle and wheat industries and to communications ; and still operates today . during its long history , the aa company has conducted its business in new south wales , queensland , western australia and the northern territory ; and it also has close connections with principals and merchants in great britain and the united states . as well as providing evidence of the origins and development of a nationally significant business enterprise , the archives contain sources on the history of land use , the early history of roads and railways in nsw , interactions between business and government ( colonial and national ) , european - aboriginal contact , family history and labour relations . the records which have been selected for retention as the company ' s archives are the most complete of any body of business records in australia .
mining magnates gina rinehart and andrew forest , along with retailing billionaires brett blundy and gerry harvey , have made significant agricultural investments in the past 12 to 18 months .
when the ships arrived in sydney in november 1825 , the location of the company’s grant was yet not determined . dawson was entirely inexperienced in australian conditions , the colonial committee recommended port stephens as a possible site . dawson established the company’s main settlement in january 1826 at carrington , port stephens . the port stephens estate covered almost 500 000 acres which extended to the manning river in taree .
at just 29 , she is paving new ground as the first ever female station manager for a corporate company in australia .
the property of alroy downs station was established in 1878 by w lamb . it was subsequently bought in 1914 by j c h schmidt of goolburra , queensland . its first manager was f story who commenced duties in 1914 . from 1934 to 1936 , schmidt ' s son rudolf managed the property . the station remained owned by the family company and was later run by trevor schmidt , who was also managing director of the australian agricultural company from 1974 to 1988 . it was bought in early 2004 by peter sherwin and later sold to sterling buntine in march 2008 .
unfortunately for newcastle and the region the substantial archives were removed from newcastle to canberra in 1956 . the papers from the london head office of the company were also sent to canberra in 1966 . they now reside in the noel butlin archives centre at the australian national university .
incorporated in london in 1824 , the australian agricultural company ( aaco . ) represents the first major influx of private capital into australia . the company was established by an act of parliament and a royal charter . the proposed company was to have a nominal capital of £1 , 000 . 000 divided into 10 , 000 shares of £100 payable on call . for this a grant of 1 , 000 , 000 acres was to be anticipated . the earlier napoleonic wars highlighted the need for britain to control her own source of wool rather than depend on continental wool production . the prime purpose of the aaco . was the production of fine wool for british mills . the original shareholders were members of parliament , directors of the bank of england and the east india company , and everyone who was anyone in new south wales .
in addition to archival material , a large quantity of published material is available as a research resource . this includes publications , especially of an ephemeral kind , relating to australian politics , australian newspapers , journals , staff magazines , annual reports , and posters received on a regular basis from organisations who deposit records .
at the end of the second world war , the company became a specialised cattle enterprise and in the 1950’s santa gertrudis cattle were introduced to upgrade the shorthorn herds . in the 1980’s , braham cattle were introduced to the company’s new land in the gulf region .
no physical evidence remains of the location of australia ' s first railway . in november 2006 surveying company monteath & powys used a survey map produced by aa company surveyor armstrong in 1830 , to relocate the position of the pit and railway . other drawings and documents from the aa company archives were used to verify the location . this became the basis for determining the location to mount the plaque .
if a worker finds themselves in a position where immediate help is required , an sos message is relayed directly from the device to the australian maritime safety authority .
the principal offices of the company , argyle house , were situated in wharf street newcastle ( the site of the fanny’s nightclub ) .
captain king also experienced many set backs , as his predecessors had . his tenure co - incided with the depression of the 1840’s . serious problems occurred when stock depreciated in value and became difficult to sell . the drought caused 80 acres of wheat to be lost at stroud and booral . king was also troubled with supplies of labour in the pastoral , agricultural and mining activities of the company . one hundred irishmen were sent out by the company , however they proved unfit for the duties they had undertaken , absconded or refused to ratify the agreements they had taken with the company . →
' we have been favoured by a correspondent with some particulars of the census recently taken of the persons in the service of the australian agricultural company at port stephens . it appears that between the period of the census in 1841 and that just taken the number of persons in the employment of the company had decreased from 633 to 532 . the decrease is confined to the government men . in 1841 there were 262 persons in private assignment , while in march last there were only 9 . the free population has increased from 308 to 443 . the following is an abstract of the returns with which we have been furnished :
the original company seal used in london from 1824 the
hung sheep
is the traditional symbol for wool , derived from the spanish order of the golden fleece . it has been used in the coats of arms of many towns connected with the woollen industry . the oak and eucalyptus leaves show the company ' s links with england and australia . the crown indicates that the company was established by royal charter .
the australian stud book is a founding member of the international stud book committee , comprising nine world stud book authorities , which has met annually since 1976 to ensure the relativity of rules and expedite the international movement of horses . many australian stud book initiatives have been adopted by some or all isbc members , and other stud book authorities
a larger - than - life character whose passions included the study of fossils , poetry and the mechanical and scientific arts , mitchell looms large in australian colonial history .
early in 1849 the maitland mercury reported that phillip parker king ' that old respected colonist ' was to travel to england on company business with the intention of returning to australia in 1850 . james edward ebsworth took over as commissioner for the company in king ' s absence . he advertised the company ' s rams for sale in september . buyers could purchase a first class company ram for 50 / - , second class for 40 / - and a third class for 30 / - by applying to charles hall who was superintendent of the flocks at tellighery .
ceo troy setter said all applications were on merit , but the women who come into the company were staying and progressing through the organisation .
in 1831 shorthorn bulls were imported from england to develop the company herds . by 1850 , despite droughts , depressions and some heavy stock losses , the company’s sheep numbers had risen to 114 , 118 ; cattle numbers to 8 , 306 ; and horse numbers to 1 , 436 .
mr lewis , who is chairman of private equity group tavistock , which he founded in 1975 , is one of several billionaires to have shown a new interest in australian agriculture .
wsi is a multi - award winning training organisation dedicated to supporting the aspirations of individuals , the community and industry in western sydney and beyond . recognised as the 2011 australian skills for sustainability – educational institute , and as the 2010 australian large training provider of the year , wsi provides high quality , progressive vocational education and training and workforce development services .
there is a shake - up going on in the north australian cattle industry , with the masculine image of cowboys and stockmen fast being replaced by young ambitious and talented women .
he could have taken the cash , but instead he has taken shares and built his stake further in the company to just under 38 per cent .
the principal office of the company is situated in newcastle and full particulars of land and stock for sale can be obtained from the general superintendent there .
i am interested in knowing about a frederick wilson who worked at gnoo gnoo’s aa company as a shepherd . he married twice and had 12 children .
a report written by parry concerning the company ' s state of affairs was delivered by mr . ebsworth at the annual meeting in june 1835 . the shareholders heard that lands selected in lieu of those given up by the company were now in the possession of the company ' s agent and some of the flocks were placed on them . the new location at liverpool plains consisted of 250 , 000 acres , and at peel ' s river of 310 , 000 acres , which together with land at port stephens made a total of 640 , 000 acres . lieutenant colonel henry dumaresq , the company ' s new commissioner , spoke in the highest terms of these lands ; but as the location at peel ' s river was preferable for sheep , the flocks had been removed there and the liverpool plains were occupied by the company ' s cattle . the stock of sheep belonging to the company as follows :
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in 1846 he built a smelting works on his burwood estate , importing copper ore for processing from south australia and new zealand . this venture was prompted by the discovery of rich coal resources on the estate by tenants . in the early 1840s he had leased portions of the estate and despite the monopoly of coal rights enjoyed by the australian agricultural co . several of his lessees , including james and alexander brown and william donaldson , were operating small coal - mines . in 1847 mitchell gave evidence before the select committee inquiring into the australian agricultural co . ' s monopoly , and claimed that it hindered the progress of his smelting works by preventing the use of coal mined from his land . he also claimed that the monopoly inflated the price of coal and obstructed the development of newcastle . before the report was tabled the company surrendered its coal rights , and mitchell was able to make full use of his coal in the smelting works .
the australian agricultural company ( founded 1824 ) , had agreed to take over coal mining at the settlement of newcastle , from the convict miners that had commenced australia ' s first mines in 1804 . the company ' s first mine , known as the ' a ' pit was located on ' the hill ' . a railway using iron rails from england was constructed commencing at the pit , down the hill to a coal - loading ' staithe ' at the river . one ton wagons of coal were rolled down the railway , connected by rope to empty wagons at the wharf , which were pulled up the slope as the loaded wagons descended . no physical evidence remains of the location of australia ' s first railway .
on 10 december 1831 the australian agricultural company officially opened an inclined plane railway from its ' a ' pit to a wharf located at this spot . before a crowd of spectators , two wagons , each loaded with a ton of coal , descended the inclined plane from the pit mouth while two empty wagons were drawn up the plane by the descending weight of the full ones . the full wagons travelled along the level track to the end of the wharf where the first wagon dislodged its coal into the waiting vessel sophia jane , amid hearty cheers from all present .
the australian agricultural company ( aaco or the company ) was formed in london in april 1824 . its purpose was to raise fine woolled sheep and sell wool on the london market . the formation of the company was supported by an act of parliament and a royal charter . its directors and major shareholders included directors of the bank of england , the east india company and members of parliament ; with assigned convicts given the roles of shepherding and general labour . the company’s initial land grant was one million acres in new south wales plus two thousand acres in newcastle . after some uncertainty the land , in the colony , was in three blocks : 464 , 640 acres between port stephens and the manning river ( port stephens estate ) , 249 , 600 acres on the liverpool plains west of willow tree ( warrah ) and 313 , 298 acres at the peel river south of tamworth ( goonoo goonoo ) . the aaco operated in four major nsw locations during the nineteenth century – port stephens , tamworth , quirindi , and newcastle – and from the last quarter of the century also in queensland and eventually in northern australia . its interests expanded to include wool , wheat , cattle , coal and land sales .
other chapters in the maritime history of barangaroo include untold arrivals and departures from this waterfront – of migrants coming to a new land and the tearful farewells for australian troops during world war ii .
in a more efficient manner . the government handed over possession of the newcastle coal works in 1830 and by 1831 the company had repaired machinery and commenced operations .
kathryn thorburn is a undertaking a phd as part of the arc linkage project , “indigenous community governance” , at the centre for aboriginal economic policy research , the australian national university . see link below .
on july 21st , 2008 , australian prime minister kevin rudd announced tim fischer would be the resident ambassador to the holy see in rome . mr fischer will take up the position in january 2009 .
early in 2005 custodians of nationally significant documentary heritage materials will again be invited to submit nominations for possible inscription on the register . experts on the australian memory of the world committee assess the nominations .
. , was appointed commissioner in 1839 , succeeding james ebsworth who had taken over temporarily on the death of henry dumaresq in 1838 . king continued the improvement of the company’s stock , including horses . the company began to make available for sale to local pastoralists some of its bloodstock , although this was later found to be unprofitable .
kate reid was chosen for acco ' s two - year graduate program , where she will rotate through the company ' s northern properties , feedlots and head office .
to improve methods of shipping his coal he obtained permission from the government in may 1849 to erect a wharf and coal shoots on crown land by the newcastle waterfront . in 1851 the legislative council passed a special tram road act to enable him to build a railway from the estate to the wharf through the australian agricultural co . ' s land . in spite of the company ' s protests the act was allowed to stand because mitchell ' s works were thought to benefit the whole colony . in 1853 he established the newcastle coal and copper co . , leasing to it the coal - mining and smelting works at burwood . the company continued into the 1860s when labour disputes and financial crises led to its dissolution and mitchell ' s reacquisition of the land and works .
in the early 1920s , an exhibition of war photographs toured australia , attracting crowds and enthusiastic reviews . many of the photographs had been taken by australian servicemen and were enlarged and coloured at colarts studios .
since a visit to australia about 20 years ago i have been trying to find out more about the foundation of the australian agricultural company in 1824 . i was very surprised to learn during my visit that one of my family – william barton – went to australia in 1824 as secretary of the aac . i cannot find his name in relation to the company and would like to know more about him , year of birth etc . obviously it is not generally known that he was from ireland as he left for australia from england . one of his sons became australia’s first prime minister , and negotiated the commonwealth act in 1901 . his name was sir edmund barton . i would appreciated any information you can give me from the aac archives . regards , hilary henry ( nee barton )
the company was incorporated by act of the british parliament in 1824 , and shortly afterwards commenced pastoral and coal mining activity , extending from the hunter to the manning river .
it ' s a big show of confidence in the company from lewis , whose total wealth is estimated by forbes at $ us5 . 3 billion ( $ 7 billion ) .
member for newcastle bryce gaudry welcomed those in attendance and spoke on the historical significance of the event . peter sherlock from monteath & powys described how the railway ' s location was proved . pennie pemberton , an archivist at the anu in canberra , and an expert on the history of the aa company , described how the company became involved in coal mining and railways . keith powell from newcastle port corporation explained how that first private mining company began the developments that have made newcastle the largest coal exporting port in the world today .
as a world leading producer of beef and agricultural products and australia’s largest beef producer , aaco has a long and proud history . we continue to diversify our operations into a vertically integrated agribusiness , backed by a solid history of sustainability and growth .
the gps devices can send pre - prepared messages to the station office , and more importantly , distress signals that are beamed to the australian maritime safety authority ( amsa ) for an immediate search and rescue response .
it is not just in the paddocks that women are taking up the reins . in the halls of parliament and on the international stage tracey hayes has been a powerful player in the agricultural field , heading up the northern territory cattlemen ' s association .
that the company now has a manageable debt , and has rebuilt its stock levels , makes it one of just a handful of northern aboriginal - owned cattle companies in this situation .
the stock of horses , including thorough - bred colonial and others was 384 ; and the company preserved 2 , 803 head of cattle consisting of durham improved , colonial and others .
aaco ' s workplace health and safety manager joanna den hertog said it was likely the satellite trackers would be implemented to more staff working across the company ' s 7 million hectares .
within a year of its formation the aaco also became involved in coal mining at newcastle , taking over the government’s operations there . after protracted negotiations the company’s first pit was opened in 1831 . the discovery of gold in new south wales on the company’s peel estate led to the formation of the peel river land and mineral company in 1854 . between 1825 and 1862 the aaco , with the peel river land and mineral company , brought from europe to new south wales over 700 men to work either at the colliery in newcastle or on the extensive pastoral estates at port stephens , tamworth and the liverpool plains . the new arrivals were managers , skilled mechanics , shepherds , miners and labourers . the first group of employees was managed by the company’s first agent , robert dawson ( agent , 1824 - 1828 ) . dawson’s successors included sir edward parry ( commissioner , 1830 - 1834 ) ; henry dumaresq ( commissioner , 1834 - 1838 ) ; phillip parker king ( commissioner , 1839 - 1849 ) ; followed by several general superintendents with jesse gregson , the company’s longest serving general superintendent from 1875 - 1905 .
. with a capital of one million pounds , an agreement with the british government was undertaken that a million acres of land in nsw would be alienated to the company under certain conditions .
the longevity of the australian photo - review marks it as the most significant in terms of insights into the development of photography in australia 1894 through to the last issue which appeared in december 1956 . it is now available online .
as such , mr lewis has found that not only has he increased his stake in the company but also made a handsome profit along the way – and all with very little public outcry .
as newcastle ' s population grew from the 1850s , demand for land , and rising land prices led to the company ' s subdividing its newcastle lands into housing and commercial allotments , at first in the inner city area , and later ( with the establishment of bhp ) in hamilton and hamilton south . the company ' s records documenting the process of subdivision and urban development are held in the archives .
australian agricultural nutrition and consulting ( aanc ) was formed in 1990 by dr john rich to provide a range of agribusiness support services to the food industry . the company initially provided consultancy services to the beef and lamb feedlot and processing industry in australia , extending its range of services to south east asia in 1995 . in the mid 1990s aanc supported the expansion of austasia - santori in indonesia . this led to the development of innovative beef and dairy businesses in indonesia , malaysia , the philippines and china . john rich was one of the founding shareholders of this group . aanc subsequently formed a joint venture consulting company with osi international foods ( anosi ) . anosi specialised in providing fully integrated marketing , supply chain management and audit services to osi related companies and clients , including mcdonalds corporation . more recently aanc provides assistance , diagnostic and consulting services and biosecurity audits to companies in turkey , russia , ukraine , central asia , se asia , china , eastern europe , middle east and south america . the company has expanded into poultry and pork support services with the appointment of four senior highly experienced consultants . their consultants specialise in nutrition , processing , veterinary science , livestock management and biosecurity . aanc is an international finance corporation ( ifc ) consultancy provider and has been engaged in numerous projects for the ifc since 2004 . in 2009 the company appointed an agronomist with wide international experience to fully complete the food chain consultancy and analysis . in 2006 the company opened an office in istanbul , turkey to service eastern european , middle east and central asian countries .
in 1995 david was appointed to the board of grainco australia and subsequently the meat industry council and meat and livestock australia , where he served as chairman from 1998 to 2005 . he was chairman of the australian rural leadership foundation from 2000 to 2008 .
in may 1849 in england potential immigrants read of the company ' s intention to throw open their grant of a million acres for the settlement of a ' respectable class of colonist who possessed some capital ' .
aaco managing director jason strong told shareholders he was pleased with the company ' s progress in transforming to a vertically integrated producer that could be a price maker rather than a price taker by marketing branded products .
the company was incorporated by act of the british parliament in 1824 , and shortly afterwards commenced pastoral and coal mining activity , extending from the hunter to the manning river . amongst the company ' s extensive crown grants were lands close to newcastle that have since been developed into the present day suburbs of bar beach , cooks hill , hamilton , broadmeadow , and parts of the newcastle central business district and the hill .
as newcastle’s population grew from the 1850s , demand for land , and rising land prices led to the company’s subdividing its newcastle lands into housing and commercial allotments , at first in the inner city area , and later ( with the establishment of bhp ) in hamilton and hamilton south . the company’s records documenting the process of subdivision and urban development are held in the cultural collections ( archives ) and date from 1824 .
robert dawson was the first chief agent of the company ( company commissioner ) , his duties were to select suitable workers and stock to take to australia . he left england in june 1825 with 27 indentured servants ( contracted for 7 years ) officers and mechanics , with their wives and families aboard 2 ships the york and brothers . also aboard ship were 720 french and anglo merino sheep , 8 horned cattle and 7 horses
to this end , the governing body for bunuba people , bunuba inc , is establishing a foundation which will be an independent legal entity to the cattle company . this foundation will manage distribution of the company’s net profits back to the community via specific projects . these are the profits surplus to re - investment needed to keep the station running profitably—those funds will still be administered by the board with the guidance of the business coordinator .
aaco’s leaders are skilled and passionate about our industry . each are required to hold themselves accountable for contributing to the success of the company , to make safety and our people a priority and to work with integrity .
the aaco adapted accordingly , and is the oldest continuously operating company in australia . it is the custodian of over 7 . 2 million hectares on twenty or so cattle stations spread across queensland and the northern territory .
sales revenue plunged 17 per cent to $ 214 million , with the company blaming a decision to increase feed days for its wagyu herd and reduced product for sale and cut sales of non - wagyu and live cattle .
on 22 august 1833 at st james ' s church , sydney , mitchell married augusta maria frederick , only daughter of dr helenus scott and his wife augusta maria . of their three children , the eldest daughter , augusta maria , married edward christopher merewether , later superintendent of the australian agricultural co . in april 1860 . mitchell ' s high esteem and affection for the scott family became evident in october when he assumed the surname scott - mitchell although he rarely used it , and was granted by the lord lyon in scotland a licence to bear and use the scott family arms .


gertz was a new york-based department store , headquartered in jamaica , queens .

founded in 1918 by benjamin gertz , along with his five sons , the company was acquired by allied stores in 1941 .

gertz had branch stores in bay shore , east hampton , flushing , douglaston , great neck , hicksville , massapequa , and lake grove .

the 300,000 square foot hicksville location was opened in 1956 in the mid-island mall , known today as broadway mall .

in 1981 , changing demographics caused the company 's first store closure , its flagship jamaica location .

later , the bay shore location was converted to a stern 's and then a macy 's .

after macy 's closed the location , the building was demolished and a lowe 's was built on the site .

gertz ( department store )

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the department store museum : b . gertz & co . , jamaica , queens , new york
gertz was the perfect suburban middle of the road department store . it is still missed by all .
mr . gertz was instrumental in the campaigns to situate york college in jamaica , to extend subway service in the area and to re - establish the family ' s former flagship department store as an office building and retail center that accommodates 2 , 000 workers . the gertz department store was sold to allied stores in 1941 and closed in 1981 .
i worked as a store detective in the flushing store , but was trained in the jamaica store . that was agonizing because at the time gertz jamaica had like 9 floors . last time i was up on jamaica avenue , the conway store had occupied the old gertz ' s ground floor .
a conway chain store facade has now erased the last traces of the formerly grand gertz department store , which formerly occupied this building on the south side of jamaica avenue between union hall street and guy brewer boulevard . the store , established by benjamin gertz as a stationery store in 1918 , lasted until 1981 when it was consolidated under the stern’s banner and later , the macy’s flagship banner . the gertz mall had opened in 1988 .
there was a gertz in great neck - - - they had a girl scout department where we could buy our uniforms and gs merchandise .
“the chances that a department store would displace any shops is very small — it’s more likely to support other shops by attracting foot traffic , ” he said .
re : east hampon . the department store was arrayed across a series of barns , connected by pathways . it opened as gertz long island , and was only later converted by allied to their stern ' s fascia .
stanley b . gertz , a businessman and philanthropist known for his efforts to revitalize jamaica , queens , where his family operated its flagship gertz department store for many years , died on wednesday at st . vincent ' s hospital in greenwich village . mr . gertz , who lived in manhattan and in locust valley , l . i . , was 74 .
queens — jamaica , once the shopping hub for much of queens and long island , could be getting its first major department store in more than three decades , according to the local development corporation .
there will never be another gertz , like the one in jamaica . met santa there in the early 1950 ' s with petunia the talking cow . also visited the enchanted village on the sixth floor with my mother . i use to love toyland on the 4th floor . and above all , jamaica days . rest in peace gertz department store . urltoken
at the corner of guy r . brewer boulevard and jamaica avenue in queens stands a vacant seven - story building that for 69 years housed gertz ' s department store . despite plans for converting the building ' s 200 , 000 square feet of selling space into a discount mall , it has stood gated and empty since gertz shut its doors in 1980 .
my first job was as a part - time floater at gertz jamaica in 1971 or 1972 . my first night was kinda easy , in the greeting card department ; my second was tougher because they put me in the wig department , where i couldn ' t answer anyone ' s questions . it was fun and i loved having my employee discount !
i remember as a child shopping frequently at gertz in jamaica with my mom . we lived in cypress hills brooklyn , just a short bus ride east on jamaica avenue on the b56 bus . it was such a treat for me to go shopping at gertz . my mom and i would always eat lunch in the long island room . these are cherished memories that will never be forgotten . gertz was our family ' s favorite department store .
gertz was a nice store in flushing i liked their bargain basement . shopping was great years ago in flushing also gertz being next door to alexanders . up a few blocks on kissena blvd was korvettes . you had a good variety of stores there .
' ' jamaica avenue has gotten a little stronger , ' ' said jerry green , owner of 2 shoe stores in the neighborhood for more than 30 years . ' ' i have good vibes for jamaica avenue . it needs a few good tenants . the side street store needs a department store . a tenant in macy ' s would help . ' '
to all those who questioned the odd levels of the first floor of the flushing branch of gertz : the building was originally a bus terminal ! ! that is why all the northeast queens busses now start / stop in the concentrated area of roosevelt ave and main street . for some reason , the bus terminal was turned into a department store .
jamaica used to be home to three department stores — macy’s , mays and gertz . all of those stores closed during a ten - year period of “sheer economic failure” for the neighborhood , beginning with the closing of macy’s in 1978 , said towery .
in the late ' 60 ' s i worked in the flushing gertz in the basement receiving department . my job was to put the price tags on the merchandise as we opened the received boxes . my manager was artie andrews who later went on to be the store manager . i else to become night supervisor , which meant i got to write in a red pencil and go to lock the department doors when i left at night . no raise , tho ! i was making $ 1 . 70 an hour . this was my mother ' s favorite store , after bloomies and i got a 10 % discount .
i worked at gertz from ! 962 - 68 , i met my wife of 50 years at gertz . she worked there also . we worked at the opening of the new bayshore branch in 1962 . i later became a buyer in the basement store later promoted to an upstairs department . paul dowd was president . his son was killed in vietnam a few weeks after being deployed . a tragedy that motivated me to become a peace activist .
your post is closer to my time at gertz . i , too , went to jamaica high - 1949 - 1953 and we had many happy shopping trips to gertz with my mother . i started working at kitty kelly shoe store , which was across the street , in 1951 or 1952 and could always go over to gertz after i got my pay check ! ! don ' t know whether we might know each other or not . do you remember the asendorf twins - that ' s how most of our friends knew us . my sister and i had done some modelling at gertz in the teen department .
the idea for the complex came out of a series of meetings two years ago between the gjdc and local community groups , said towery . at those meetings , the corporation determined that invigorating local retail and bringing a department store to jamaica was a top neighborhood priority , he said .
gertz had a small branch store in great neck in an odd shaped shopping plaza . it was not a large store , but it had a nice selection and good service . if you wanted a larger selection you could travel to flushing , douglaston or hicksville . the architecture of the building was odd ( it had been a different store earlier in its history ) , but it still had a certain charm .
i love all the happy gertz memories . my mother worked at gertz during the seventies . she did not drive so i would pick her up on the nights she worked late . on three occasions i was mugged right outside the store waiting for my mother to get out of work .
i grew up in south ozone park , and i believe that besides going to the city for a macy ' s run all the clothes i ever owned as a child up to age 14 were purchased at the jamaica gertz store . i knew every inch of that store . . . . wow good memories
two ancient painted ads can be seen looking west from here : spear’s jamaica store and one for sachs furniture .
with the headline : stanley b . gertz , 74 , a merchant , developer and philanthropist .
mr . gertz , whose grandfather benjamin , a russian immigrant , founded the family business with a stationery store on jamaica avenue in 1918 , devoted much of his life to his family ' s real estate interests .
my mom worked at gertz jamaica from 1969 to the early 80s . she later retired to ridge ny and lived a short distance from her old supervisor . thank you for posting info on gertz .
the flagship jamaica gertz department store is where my mom bought her wedding dress , and i guess a lot of other people bought a lot of stuff there , too , and at the flushing , hicksville , massapequa and bay shore branches as well . no one’s bought anything there for quite some time , though , as they all converted to stern ' s in the early ’80s before becoming macy ' s in the ’90s .
gertz was just the perfect mid century place . . . a wonderful memory of a long gone era
my mom worked at the store in great neck and i worked there for a couple of christmases while home from college .
i just purchased a small safe that is marked b . gertz inc . 16210 jamaica ave . jamaica ny . would you know if it was sold there or was it used in the store ? it is old but still serviceable .
i thought stern ' s first came to long island when allied stores converted gertz to stern ' s .
jamaica , a neighborhood once home to department stores like macy ' s , mays , and gertz , will have to wait for the arrival of its next major shopping destination . high - profile plans to transform two former parking lots into a $ 85 million mixed - use complex have been put on ice , according to dnainfo .
i remember old king kullen store # 2 209 - 16 jamaica ave bellaire ny 28 - zip code . . mom and dad went to king kullen shopping year from 1949 to 1973 then fire king kullen store . then now is us post office queens village 11428
i miss the good old days . gertz was great . my mom bought all my clothes there . sigh .
that ice cream was called frozen custard , i believe , and you could get it with chocolate or strawberry syrup . my mother used to bring me and my brother there for a treat sometimes . i remember the
gourmet
food department in gertz , just a corner of the store near the frozen custard stand - - it sold
delicacies
like
chocolate covered ants ! yikes ! gertz had a wonderful christmas display , too - - at least it was wonderful by the standards of the times ; i ' m sure it would seem pathetic to toeay ' s kids . helen
the on - line museum of north america ' s independent department stores . the museum holds all sorts of information about classic department stores which either no longer exist , or are changed beyond recognition . a few of them are still with us , and provide an interesting connection to north america ' s retail past . the others are presented so that they may be properly remembered as a tangible part of the lives of their customers , shopping destinations where memories were often made .
over the years , our passion has been to find the best product lines for our customers . as a result , our list of brands has grown both in our department store and online . to create a better online shopping experience , we have grouped our hand - picked products into four departments . shop just one , or shop them all . thank you for choosing getz’s .
is there anyone out there who was a member of the gertz teen board 1964 - 1965 ? we did informal modeling in the store and then had runway fashion shows in each of the stores . i remember the folk group
the witches of wellfleet
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13650 roosevelt ave . ; south side between main and union streets . i believe it still serves as a macy ' s store . - bruce
mr . gertz , who was involved in many civic and philanthropic activities , served for a decade as chairman of the board of jamaica hospital , where the gertz pavilion for ambulatory care was named for his family in recognition of its support .
randy : no , stern ' s had a unique store in east hampton , before they moved out of manhattan and focused on new jersey . i believe that it later became gertz ; many of these stores shuffled back and forth at the whim of allied . on my recent trip to new york , we walked through bryant park , and i looked at the hugely unattractive slope - sided building that replaced stern ' s ; i wondered what it might have been like to have an excellent and popular department store at that site , rather than a static office building , one whose architecture , at that , seems out of context with the streets around it . bruce
i remember the lovely christmas village that gertz would assemble in its jamaica store in the 60 ' s , and i also joined some sort of teen - age girl fashion club for a week or so when i was around 13 back in 1967 . . . i can ' t remember exactly . my mother worked in the woman ' s dept . in gertz in jamaica for many years .
my dad was the corporate physician for many years . he started at the jamaica store but ended up in hicksville where we lived . he was the physician until the mid - 70s when they phased out the position . i remember working at both the hicksville store and the one i believe in massapequa before it opened as a teenager . we obviously shopped at gertz for all those years , even when it became stern ' s .
my wedding band was purchased at gertz in jamaica 52 years ago . sadly the ring went the same as the marriage kaput !
besides his wife , the former charlotte kess pickman , mr . gertz is survived by jeffrey , of hartford - - a son by mr . gertz ' s first marriage , which ended in divorce , to irma isserman - - and by three grandchildren .
in addition to serving as president of the gertz family enterprises , including real estate development and management companies , mr . gertz was a co - founder , the treasurer and a director of the greater jamaica development corporation from its inception in 1967 until his death .
bruce , indeed the basement snack bar of macy ' s was called dutch treat . my grandmother took me to macy ' s many times in the 50 ' s . . . never venturing far from the budget fabric department that had an entrance right from the subway .
i worked at gertz during my high school senior year until i graduated from queens college . those were wonderful 5 years where i was hired in the bargain basement store for the holiday season . i was later moved up to the first floor hosiery department where i helped launch panty hose . i learned about the finer things in retail and developed a real passion for those pretty ladies who got to sell cosmetics . many years later i reentered retail and worked at estee lauder for 20 years . those ladies with all those wonderful jars of cream still linger in my thoughts
across the street there’s a classic neon shoe store sign . my mother swore by the “enna jettick” brand of affordable footwear , which was in business for decades .
does anyone remember the modeling
contests ,
or tryouts that gertz in jamaica held annually at a local theater ? groups of teen & pre - teen girls would walk in front of a group of judges and those who were touched on the arm or hand could come back for a second round . i know that young girls would get very excited about that . i assume the winners would model in the gertz store .
thank you so much for bringing this little gem to your museum . . . a queens and long island legend . . . i feel that i grew up in gertz . although jamaica was not a very safe place in the 70 ' s the flushing store really was the place to go . all the other long island stores were also very nice and people today still have fond memories . again , thanks for adding gertz .
i was an employee of gertz at the jamaica store from 1974 through 1975 . it was a great place to work , but in a deteriorating neighborhood . and , yes , it ' s a small world debuted at the 1964 / 1965 ny world ' s fair . it was the pepsi pavillion .
the east hampton branch did have a unique history . that store started as a summer only branch of stern brother ' s ( back when stern ' s was a far more upscale and innovative retailer ) . after stern ' s closed it ' s manhattan flagship , the location became a year round branch of gertz . in the early 1980 ' s gertz started construction on a larger branch in hampton bays . however in 1983 allied stores folded it ' s gertz division into stern ' s , and the east hampton location once again became stern ' s ( this time open year round ) , the planned hampton bays location opened as a stern ' s , and both locations remained through the late 1980 ' s . at that point stern ' s closed the small multi - building east hampton location and focused on the hampton bays store . the 50 , 000 square foot hamptons bays store remains today as a macy ' s .
gertz was always part of my family lifestyle ! in the early 1950 ' s my cousin took me there to see santa and petunia , the talking purple cow next to him . the enchanted village of st . nicholas was also a big attraction to us kids as the years went on . my father knew one of the gertz sons also . gertz was a landmark in jamaica for so many wonderful years of fond memories .
i remember working in the gertz flushing store as a stock - boy one summer , i was maybe 16 or 17 . i had no idea what i was doing . i worked in the ladies clothing department , although i had little knowledge of the likes , dislikes nor nature of women at all . i worked for a very cultured small woman of italian extraction who was very stylish and very nice to me , innocent little jewish boy that i was . this was in perhaps , 1965 ; i would be surprised if she were alive today . in a fit of nostalgia preceding this note , yesterday i went to google maps and looked at the street view of what was gertz flushing . . . . it ' s now a macy ' s : the entire face of the store cold and austere . the woolworth ' s on the corner of roosevelt and main is now a caldor . the old giunta pizza parlor where we used to play hookey from hebrew school is now a starbucks . i guess now there is asian boy working in the ladies clothing department at macy ' s who is cutting class at the starbucks . the more things change , the more they stay the same is an old french saying , but nonetheless , i miss gertz and there is a certain poignancy missing from flushing now , perhaps never to be regained . . . . .
sid tannenbaum , the real - estate broker who is handling the empty macy ' s store , said that one of the neighborhood ' s assets was plenty of office space . ' ' we have available the range from 500 to 50 , 000 square feet for as little as $ 4 per square foot in an elevator building , ' ' he said . filling up the empty gertz store and the completion of the social security building will make it easier to rent the office space , he asserted .
i worked at gertz flushing from 1973 - 1976 while attending queens college . i worked in the women ' s dept with the wonderful marian coles , the famous dancer and wife of the great honi coles , whom i met once when he came into the store . as a young kid i had no idea of their wonderful history , just what marian told me about and some photos she brought in . they both went on to renew their dancing careers , notably marian with the silver belles and honi in the dirty dancing movie and on broadway . i am watching the movie now and that prompted me to start researching both the coles and gertz . my husband of 35 years also worked a few months at gertz as an assistant buyer in home furnishings but in the jamaica store . we did not meet until after we left gertz . it was a great place to enter the workforce and started a lot of young kids on their way .
bak . . . all the gertz stores were converted to stern ' s once allied started to consolidate divisions in the late 70s / early 80s . prior to that , all ads read
available at stern ' s / gertz
. . . by 1980 , it was all stern ' s
the store you saw yankee no . 9 was hicksville as i had same memories ( though that day he was wearing coat and tie ! ) . may he rest in peace .
at the intersection of 210th street and jamaica ave was king kullen grocery store , the site of my first and only theft , a box of zuzu ginger snaps ( small size ) .
many neighborhoods now have new street clocks construted in a classic style , but this one at jamaica avenue and union hall street is the real mccoy . it originally stood at 161 - 11 jamaica avenue and was likely built around 1900 . it was restored and moved to its present location in 1989 , directly across the street from the former site of gertz , one of jamaica’s largest department stores . it too was declared a nyc landmark in 1981 ( and so can’t be legally removed ) .
i recall that gertz had a great electronics dept on the fourth floor . they also had a book dept and record dept up there . something for everyone .
mr . gertz was born in jamaica . he received a bachelor ' s degree from union college in 1940 and a law degree from harvard two years later .
i remember macys franklin simon johns bargain store hertz mays bobs burgers tom mccann fred brauns reval knox woolworth marguerita pizza ( still there ) roller skating rink . alden and valencia and community theaters priceless the casablanca johns bargaun store trunz meat market . bakers shoes the creep . arrowsmith shoes chock fulla nuts nedicks . two bowling alleys and shooting range . i thought we had moved to hollywood ! !
tiedemann’s — treat after movie at hollis movie theater across st . and same block as tiedemann’s – ed earl’s toy store — lionel trains , baseballs . same block as ps 35 . george v .
jerry , did you have long brown hair ? i used to love going to that store with my girlfriends , late 60’s . we were always in our school uniforms , woodhull prep in hollis .
hello gertz fans - - i found this site researching a brass badge used by the store as a give - away premium in the mid - 1930s . about 2 - 1 / 8
wide with narrow left and right panels reading gertz long island which flank a center shield reading member pie club . item will be in hake ' s americana & collectibles auction # 222 ending in early nov . 2017 . visit urltoken and sign up for our emails which will let you know when auction 222 goes online in mid - october .
bruce , what a wonderful site you ' ve put together . you mention the wooden escalators in macy ' s nyc and i always show them to people i travel to nyc with . i believe they are some of the last in existance . i grew up in philadelphia and enjoyed your notes about my city . there was another store named snellenbergs , one block away from wanamakers . i believe i have some info on it and will forward to you . it was on par with strawbridge ' s . lit brothers was the discount store , wanamaker ' s the upscale store with an incredible toy department before the toy discounters arrived . in the 1960 ' s they had a monorail suspended from the ceiling that kids could ride . today wanamaker ' s is a shadow of it ' s former self , now macy ; s , but with only 3 of it ' s 9 selling floors open . keep up the great work . . . . martinscq @ urltoken
my grandfather used to buy that delicious custard for me . that was the best custard i ever had ! wish i could have it today . great memories of gertz .
my sisters and i fondly remember the parfaits we ' d get at the snack bar at the gertz in hicksville , vanilla frozen custard with either chocolate or strawberry syrup .
the great neck store had originally been a branch of john wanamaker , opened in 1951 , back when wanamaker ' s had a big store in new york ( where k - mart is now , on astor place ) . there were 2 suburban ny branches , great neck and yonkers . great neck was sold to stern ' s in 1955 , becoming a gertz in 1961 . it closed in 1979 . it ' s now a waldbaum ' s supermarket . the hicksville store was unique for suburban stores in that it was 5 selling floors , not the typical 2 or 3 floors . mid - island plaza was an outdoor mall and the height of the gertz building caused the mall to be quite windy . colorful plastic wind panels were erected to cut down on the wind gusts . it ' s been a few years since i ' ve been out there , but both the flushing and the hicksville stores still had much of their mid - century vibe .
wish i had the recipe for the yummy white soft serve treat with chocolate or red syrup that gertz used to serve at the hicksville store . i remember enjoying some while waiting there for the 1960 vp candidate and his family to show up for a rally . don ' t know if trish and julie got to sample any , but it was soooo good , almost addictive !
does anyone remember the resturant and the great seafood dish
snug harbor
also the lunch counter in the basement . . . . my favorite was the hot turkey and french fries w / brown gravy . . . as a buyer for gertz i helped to open the sterns stores when gertz closed down . . . still have my executive training manual
hi bruce , i ' m the great great granddaughter of benjamin gertz . would love to chat with you . please let me know how i can get in touch ! debbie
bruce , this is awesome . i can ' t believe how many people have the same shared memories . the absolute best frozen custard . we always got a frozen custard with chocolate syrup at the jamaica store , then ran out to catch the bus . the city buses all stopped along the one side of gertz . i ' ve talked about that frozen custard for over 40 years .
loved this site . was looking for info on hertz dept . store . used to shop these stores even before moving to queens . used to live on fairbury ave in queens village . thanks for the memories !
i always wondered why the gertz in flushing had a sloped first floor ? if you walked into the east roosevelt entrance it would slope downward toward the west roosevelt entrance . the back half of the store ( men ' s clothing ) was down steps and the west side had about one or two steps down , while the east side had about six or more steps . the back half of the store was straight . the escalators were at that level and went up to the upper floors or down to the
lower level
. i don ' t believe that situation occurred on the other floors . i know roosevelt avenue was somewhat of a hill , but why the inside of the store ? a mystery i never uncovered . i wonder if the building is the same today ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
i would love to see a video of the christmas village back in the 60 ' s , as those wonderful memories are still pulling at my heartstrings . like so many of you , i wish i could go back in time and revisit such a special store - christmas at gertz in jamaica . i used to go there every saturday with my mother to take my dance lesson located a block from mays . we took the jamaica bus where we waited for it right in front of gertz . mom used to shop at the bargin basement and i remember looking forward to saturdays .
my grandmother , florence schreiber , worked in the gold room in the hicksville gertz selling gowns . i wrote a little about her on my blog a while ago at urltoken . a friend once told me about the christmas display at the jamaica gertz . it ' d be wonderful to see photo of that display , especially the gulliver ' s travels piece . anyone ?
it must have galled both gertz and j . kurtz & sons that two retailers with such similar names were close neighbors . the joyfully art deco building at the corner of brewer blvd . and jamaica avenue went up in 1931 ( architects allmendinger & schlendorf –easy for them to say ) . it was designated a nyc landmark in 1981 . kurtz distinguished itself from gertz by specializing in furniture . jacob kurtz had founded the company in 1870 , and the furniture store occupied the building until 1978 , coinidentally the same year the jamaica el closed ( it was rerouted under archer avenue in 1988 ) .
my uncle , gene brown , worked at the flushing store as a personnel manager in the 50 ' s to early 60 ' s . i do remember the series of steps and ramps on the main floor . . . it was very unique . a great store , and across the street from the main entrance was a kind of arcade that delivered one to the next block with great new york style chow mein in a nice chinese restaurant ,
i worked at gertz , jamaica store from 1962 - 1967 as the s . i . m . ; selective inventory management supervisor . i loved my job and the people i worked with . we use to go to lunch at a small deli just outside the employee ' s door . in fact last year a gertz former buyer called me at home and we chatted for about 15 minutes . it was great hearing from him after over 40 years . i ' m now in florida and he is in california . also , found out that my former supervisor , roy pologe is in the new england area . i met my husband at gertz who went to stern ' s as a buyer . unfortunately , joe montrone passed away in 1985 after he worked his way up to president / ceo of robinson ' s of florida . the plus side is that i married a wonderful man and had two additional sons . i have so many wonderful memories of gertz , jamaica .
officials from the greater jamaica development corporation and the blumenfeld development group announced monday that they have signed a deal to convert two parking lots into a massive 160 , 000 square foot retail store and a 550 - space parking garage .
does anyone rember the jewelry store on jamica ave… . guessing 158 st ? they had a recognizable name like bulova or someting that you remembered . i think they had one or two other stores in maybe astoria . i remember seeing an ad in the daily news about 1980 ish for a engagement ring for 59 . 99 . the gold ring was thin and the diamond was like 2 record player needles thick . i remember the ad i just dont remember the store .
remember the jamaica bus terminal ? i lived to go into the baby carriage stores . do moms still push those lovely carriages in ny . my first memories of life ( 1940’s ) were in an apt over a fish store on sutphin blvd .
i believe that the resturant was called snug harbor and it had a sort of tea room atmosphere . . . it was pretty popular with employees from the health department on parsons blvd . . . and my mom and i ate there from the time i was little , long before i became a buyer for gertz . . . . i am not sure that the lunch counter in the basement had a name but it was located on the other side of the
budget
womens clothing . . . if i can find out the name of it or any memorabelia i will be happy to let you know . . .
i also worked part time in gertz flushing during the early 70s , in jr sportswear . . . . great place ! my then boyfriend ' s aunt gladys worked in the coffee shop in the basement .
i also remember the charm school at gertz and the birthday book club . gertz would send you a postcard for your birthday and you would redeem it for a free book . they had a drawer full of books and you could pick any one , girls got nancy drew or the bobsey twins , boys the hardy boys . but loved eating lunch in the bargain basement in flushing and with 6 floors jamaica was tremendous .
to gene brown ' s family member : yes gertz had a ramp and stairs system on the first floor . . . i was never able to figure out why this was . when you went thru the arcade across from the store ( the other side was a city parking area . . . the great chow mein restaurant was tai tung . . . the food there was excellent ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
do you know what floor
snug harbor
was on ? thanks for your input . . . many people have fond memories of gertz , even my first - year architecture professor at the university of detroit ! bruce
that was the teen girls birthday book club . as a member you received a birthday card that you brought into the store so that you pick up your neatly wrapped book . they also had fashion shows that you could model in right in the jr . dept .
the library of congress has , in its photo archives , an exhaustive photo survey of the john wanamaker great neck store when it was new . it looks quite upscale and it is a shame that
the eagle
doesn ' t fly there any longer . - bruce
i read a number of the posts but my memory goes back to 1940 , when gertz jamaica . she would drag me along in a leash - all kids were on leashes then and to go through 6 floors was maddening . oh yes , the elevator operators were women ! sometimes a few guys . one final thing , gertz jamaica was the birth of ups i believe ? i remember the brown trucks delivering the parcels to our home for free !
i remember going to gertz with my mom . it ' s where she brought her living room & dining room . my son jason still has the hutch which is over 40 years old . no one makes furniture like that any more
that is a great story . it ' s the sort of stuff i look for when writing a book about one of these stores . i bet gertz was chock - full of them ! thanks for sharing that gem ! - bruce
my mom was the model on a brochure for the gertz hi gal club dated february 1951 and i recently found it . she ' s posing with a guy for a valentines day promotion or contest . it ' s really something .
we lived off kissena blvd . between jamaica and flushing . the q25 / 34 took us to either gertz . my mom worked in children ' s clothing in the basement of the jamaica store . i remember john ' s bargain store nearby on jamaica ave . we were never allowed to shop there . lol i remember the picketers always out front -
don ' t buy judy bond blouses
. i always thought i would - once i had money . on the side street where employees had to go in was a pet shop that always had chicks in the window at easter time . my first job was in the jewelry dept . in woolworth ' s in flushing . i could go on and on - thanks for the memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
yes 1961 ! as a 9 - year boy i was with my my mother on a shopping trip to gertz . as we approached the entrance , a gentleman dressed in suit and tie also entering the store paused to hold the door open for us with a big smile and a
how do you do ma ' am
; wow , to my surprise it was roger maris ! i was just telling this story to my disbelieving son and your comment turned him into a believer . . . thanks for your memory !
still fond memories of the jamaica gertz . . . . . shopping for dresses in the early ' 70s . loved hot donuts at the nearby bus terminal . dad in his nineties still lives in the family home a bus ride away !
developers don ' t expect to break ground on the project , at 168th street , between 90th and jamaica avenues , for at least two years , pending a series of city approvals , said towery . it ' s also not yet clear which store will be moving into the planned space .
worked at goodwin ' s dept . store for 2 summers ( 1952 - 1953 ) , and recall the concord cafeteria , woolworths just down the street , the gertz and macy ' s stores , the valencia and albee theaters , the terminal shop ( one of the 1st shops to offer
pegged pants
during that craze ) . many fond memories . temporarily returned to work in jamaica ( montgomery ward ) in 1957 after military service while completing college . it was a safe
squeaky clean
place to be in those days .
i grew up in queens , ny from 1975 - 84 and i went to gertz a couple of times on jamaica ave . with my mother and grandmother . my memories of shopping on jamaica ave . still linger despite the passing of time .
my uncle jim astwood owned astwood travel which was located in gertz jamacia from the early 1960 ' s until it was moved to the flushing location . as a kid when we would visit in ny we would always go to his office . we had portraits taken at the portrait studio and lunch in the long island room . every year my brother and i had our picture taken with santa and i remember the beautiful christmas display . my uncle moved to fl in 2000 , and passed away in 2010 . if anyone who reads this , remembers jim astwood or my grandmother , marie astwood who was frequently in gertz , please email me . mabk4mk @ msn . com . i would love to hear your memories of gertz and my family members .
thanks , folks . i ' ve often thought of the beautiful christmas display in the jamaica store . . . . i remember it being such a treat to go , as i thought of it as a child ,
way out in jamaica
during the 1960s ( we lived in woodhaven ) . the ride on the b56 bus ( or on the elevated jamaica line ) always meant shopping . . . . a trip to paterson silks , a stop in mays , and a walk into gertz ( macy ' s was a little too rich for our pocketbook . . . we did shop in john ' s bargain store ) . lunch was usually a stop in nedicks for a hot dog and orange drink , maybe a hamburger at tad ' s steaks , or a hot knish for the ride home on cold winter ' s day . thanks for the memory .
the flagship store in jamaica was quite the place and a true copetitor to macy ' s jamaica . it ' s too bad that greedy realtors and frighened / anxious / not too smart people made jamaica into a less than desirable place to shop in the late 60 ' s - early 70 ' s . although my parents were able to take my sister and i to the mall ( green acres ) there were a lot of people that did not have this choice . gertz like so many things and people was a victim of the ignorance of the 60 ' s .
i recently traveled to flushing queens for a good chinese meal at one of the many chinese restaurants on main street . after dinner , we walked the area and found ourselves on roosevelt avenue . although its been over 30 years since i was last there , i went into the macy ' s ( formally stern ' s formally gertz ) and although it looked remodeled and very lovely the first floor still slops and it still feel like gertz . . . oh the memories ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
just celebrated my 53rd birthday and every year since i was very young i remember waiting for the end of june to receive the book birthday club card for my july birthday . i lived within a couple of miles of the hicksville li ny store and so loved taking my time going through the choices . i still don ' t know
why
it was books that they chose to give you since that store was small and didn ' t sell anything but clothes mostly . i didn ' t care then and i ' m just curious now and happy that i have such a great childhood memory . if anyone knows why please let me know . thanks
i always remember gertz at christmas and the winter wonderland in the toy dept . i had 3 sisters and every christmas my mom would take us there , this was a special trip after we saw santa we would meet our dad and go for dinner , thanks for the memories
i remember that gertz in flushing had a candy counter that had a hazelnut shaped wafer filled with chocolate hazelnut filling . does anyone remember this item and if i can find anywhere else ? most of the other candies i am able to find at specialty shops except this one .
someone circulated an email in my office today . most of us work at home so the occassional
mass
emails we receive are always a nice touch . the email was about nastalgia and so many memories flooded my mind . i thought of the early 60 ' s when i would go shopping with my mother . we would always stop at woolworths for something . i can still smell the combination of popcorn , nuts and candy the minute we entered the store . my mother would always go to gertz too , and before we left the store to head home , we always stopped for a hot fudge sundae made with that wonderfully delicious frozen custard . times were good then . i ' m a
baby boomer
and the next generation missed out some of the best things in life . back then , i did not realize how much life would change and i don ' t know of anything today that can compare to the quality of life growing up in the 60 ' s . a . j .
hi barbara , that would be me . and yes i do remember your group . some interesting things you may not know . we employed 40 sales associates in that location and sold suits to all the do wop groups as well as the beatles who used to sneak into the record store and smoke herb with stanley in the back . we also catered to all the wise guys from east new york and brownsville . we could completely tailor a suit in a half hour . when i think back to those times i wish there was a time machine . i’d go to teddys gator hamburgers , dirty nats for pizza . i loved the monkey meat pies sold on the street . do you remember the elderly nun that sat outside gertz with a basketball t for spare change . and gertz had a great place to eat called the long island room . i could go on but thanks for interest and business and allowing me the journey back in time ! , jerry d
hi bruce , my name is mandy . that would be wonderful as it seems the gertz ww display seems to be further in the past than i anticipated . please feel free to friend me on fb . i ' m probably the last person to join your site . looking forward to the display .
without a doubt my fondest memories of childhood were of gertz in the 60s . my grandmother took us there every saturday we visited her , which was very often . we ate on the 2nd floor in the long island room and always had the chuck wagon special burger fries coke and ice cream cone . remember the 4th floor toys and records got my first jimi hendrix album there . books were on the 6th floor my sister and i loved to read . my grandmother lived to 103 and passed away in 2008 long after gertz had left . one day i was taking her to mary immaculate hospital about 2000 she remarked ,
this is not our avenue anymore . i said no nana its very different now . i still live in jamaica and drive past the old gertz building , conway now , and just think back . oh i forgot the enchanted village at xmass what a sight for kids of those times .
hi alicia , i am margie . i lived on 168th st and 89th ave was around the corner . there was a large parking lot , and the police station down the street . then there was the back of food fair and the back of mays dept store . i moved out in 1974 . i vaguely recall a pizza place , but i never went there .
yes , that frozen custard found on the 1st floor ( by archer ave entrance ) - back then was the treat we as children would receive if we were good in the store . i remember all of us standing their with our coats on trying to balance the packages and everything , and eating . knapkins were always an issue of coarse . funny how its like yesterday .
our grandfather believed in jamaica , and so do we ,
mr . gertz said a few years ago .
we grew up here , we worked here , our parents and grandparents struggled here . people said we were crazy to stay . but we stayed , and we ' re determined to make it work .
my 90 year old mother passed away recently , and in going through her jewelry , we came across an adorable old box containing a sweet pearl necklace . the box says ,
gertz long island . . . where long island shops ,
and is adorned with airplanes , beach scenes , what looks like horse racing and polo , and i ' m guessing the empire state building . the box is as much a find as anything ! my mom and dad moved from new york to oklahoma in the 40 ' s when they were newlyweds in their 20 ' s . my maternal grandmother often spoke lovingly of long island , and i bet they shopped at gertz a lot !