Sir leo curtis biography benjamin

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3 digital audiocassettes ; 180 min

1993

Curtis talks about his family background; childhood memories; boarding school life and move to New Zealand.

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He then talks about his family name of Pecotsch and the reasons for it being changed to Curtis; coming to Sydney to live with an uncle, Billy Curtis; school experiences; early work experiences and coming to Melbourne in 1929 to work in the women's handbag business. Curtis then describes the businesses operating at the time; impact of Depression on his business; views on unemployment and the selling of his business in 1935.

He then discusses his travel overseas to Japan and China; return to Australia and opening a shop selling handbags and hosiery and then moving to selling of lingerie. Curtis then considers the impact of WWII on Melboune's social life; accommodation in Melbourne; views on religion; major changes seen in retail industry and his involvement in Chadstone

He then talks about Ken Myer; Bradman's Stores; position My father's daughter : a memoir / Ann Bennett - Catalogue ...

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