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Waymouth Motor Company Limited

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The company was established in 1915 by purchasing the motor business of Mr S.A. Cheney, including the Dodge Bros. Motor Cars agency for South Australia. The business comprised importation, manufacture and sale of motor vehicles and accessories, as well as a workshop and garage. Mr Cheney remained Managing Director until October 1920, when he left to establish a new business in Victoria. In 1922 the business name changed to Waymouth Motor Company Limited at the request of Dodge Bros.

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  Cheney Motor Company Limited
        Waymouth Motor Company Limited

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State Library of South Australia

  • Cheney Motor Company Limited records, 1915 - 1938, BRG 98; State Library of South Australia. Details

Bruce A. Smith

Created: 27 March 2005, Last modified: 6 April 2010