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Boans Limited (1912 - 1985)

From
1912
Perth, Western Australia
To
1985

Summary

Harry and Benjamin Boan opened a department store in Perth, in 1895. Boans Limited (its name from 1912) came over time to be the largest private employer in Western Australia. In 1985 it was taken over by the Melbourne based Myer Emporium Ltd.

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Timeline

 1912 - 1985 Boans Limited
       1925 - Myer Emporium Limited
             1984 - Coles Myer Limited

Archival resources

J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia

  • Boans Limited records, 1895 - 1977, MN 1332; J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia. Details

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

  • Coles Myer records, c. 1840 - c. 1990, MS 13468; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Hough, David, Boans for service : the story of a department store 1895 to 1986, The Estate of FT Boan, Claremont, W.A, 2009, 200 pp. Details

Bruce A. Smith

Created: 24 February 2005, Last modified: 6 April 2010