Company: Primaries
Date Opened: January 1953
First Manager: Jack Tannock
Blackall Branch history has been contributed to by these Primac Gurus:
Richard Handley, Claire MacDonald (Jack Tannock’s daughter), Linda Kupfer Hutchinson, Kevin Hauff, Rick Tyrer, Fred Morgan & Ross Keane.
If you have information or photos to contribute to the Blackall Branch Timeline / History please use the form at the bottom of this page to submit it. All contributions are appreciated and will be acknowledged.
1953
Jack Tannock, Branch Manager (Jack transferred IN from branch managers position at Dirranbandi Branch to open a Blackall Branch in January 1953)
Doug Black, Stock Sales
1954
Jack Tannock, Branch Manager
1955
Jack Tannock, Branch Manager
1956
Jack Tannock, Branch Manager
1957
Jack Tannock, Branch Manager
1958
Jack Tannock, Branch Manager
1959
Jack Tannock, Branch Manager
1960
Jack Tannock, Branch Manager
1961
Jack Tannock, Branch Manager (Left the company to move he and his family to a farm that he had purchased in the Ipswich area.)
Tom Scanlon, Branch Manager (Transferred IN from Managers position at Quilpie Branch)
1962
Tom Scanlon, Branch Manager
1963
Tom Scanlon, Branch Manager
1964
Tom Scanlon, Branch Manager
1965
Tom Scanlon, Branch Manager
1966
Tom Scanlon, Branch Manager
Richard Handley, Cadet (Sent to Blackall from Roma Branch to convert book balances from ponds, shillings, and pence to dollars and cents. Went back to Roma Branch when this was completed.)
1970
Gerry Muller, Branch Manager
1971
Gerry Muller, Branch Manager
1972
Gerry Muller, Branch Manager
Mitch Wright, Stock / Merch Sales (transferred OUT to Stock Sales position at Quilpie Branch)
1973
Gerry Muller, Branch Manager
Bob Mackintosh, Stock Sales / Auctioneer (transferred IN from Stock Sales / Auctioneer role at Dalby Branch)
1974
Peter Watt, Branch Manager
1975 Primaries Mactaggarts Co – Operative Assoc LTD
John Moody, Branch Manager
1976
John Moody, Branch Manager
Lionel Arthur, Stock Sales
Nicola Bradshaw, Office / Accounts
1977
John Moody, Branch Manager (transferred OUT to Branch Manager position at Mitchell Branch)
Richard Handley, Branch Manager (transferred IN from Officer in Charge role at Barcaldine Branch)
Lionel Arthur, Stock Sales
Nicola Bradshaw, Office / Accounts
Margot MacDonald, Office / Accounts
1978
Richard Handley, Branch Manager
Margot MacDonald, Office / Accounts
Blackall Office – Photo by Richard Handley
1979
Richard Handley, Branch Manager
Allan Reid, Stock Sales
Brian Walters, Stock Sales
Mark Hay, Merch Sales (Transferred IN from Kingaroy Branch)
Linda Kupfer, Office / Accounts
1980
Richard Handley, Branch Manager
Brian Walters, Stock Sales
Mark Hay, Merch Sales
Linda Kupfer, Office / Accounts
Blackall Managers House – Photo by Richard Handley
1981
Richard Handley, Branch Manager
Rick Tyrer, Stock Sales (January ’81 Rick transferred IN from Stock Sales at Rockhampton Branch)
Mark Hay, Merch Sales
Linda Kupfer, Office / Accounts
1982
Richard Handley, Branch Manager (Transferred OUT to Dalby Branch as Branch Manager)
Ken Telford, Branch Manager (Transferred IN from Dirranbandi Branch )
Rick Tyrer, Stock Sales
Mark Hay, Merch Sales (Transferred OUT, back to Kingaroy branch)
Kent Ward, Merch Sales (Transferred IN from Aramac Branch)
Linda Kupfer, Office / Accounts
“Western Agents meeting in Longreach February 1982 – setting selling dates for western sales circuit.”
Richard Handley
1983
Ken Telford, Branch Manager (Ken decided managing a branch was not for him and transferred OUT to the Stock Salesman role at Charleville Branch)
Ross Keane, Branch Manager (Transferred IN from Managers role at Beaudesert Branch in December ’83)
Rick Tyrer, Stock Sales (Transferred OUT to Taroom Branch to take up a roving Stock Sales position shared between, Taroom, Wandoan Branch and Theodore Branch )
Steve Coady, Stock Sales
Kent Ward, Merch Sales
Linda Kupfer, Office / Accounts
1984
Ross Keane, Branch Manager
David Buckley, Stock Sales
Steve Coady, Stock Sales
Fred Wright, Merch Sales
Linda Kupfer, Office / Accounts
1985
Ross Keane, Branch Manager
David Buckley, Stock Sales
Lloyd Russell, Stock Sales (A Blackall Local who started with Ross Keane at Blackall Branch)
Duncan Turner, Merch Manager (Transferred IN from Stock Sales role at Quilpie Branch)
Linda Kupfer, Office / Accounts
1986
Ross Keane, Branch Manager (Transferred OUT in April ’86 to Manager role at Gatton Branch)
Brian Walters, Branch Manager
Lloyd Russell, Stock Sales
Duncan Turner, Merch Manager
Daryl Sluggett, Merch Sales
Linda Kupfer, Office / Accounts
1987
Brian Walters, Branch Manager
Peter Woollett, Stock Sales
Daryl Sluggett, Merch Sales
Linda Kupfer, Office / Accounts
1988
Fred Morgan, Branch Manager (Transferred IN from Branch Managers position at Mitchell Branch)
Peter Woollett, Stock Sales
Darryl Sluggett, Merch Sales
Linda Kupfer, Office / Accounts
1989
Fred Morgan, Branch Manager, (left the company and moved to Toowoomba where he went back to complete a marketing degree at USQ)
Scott Sheahan, Branch Manager, (transferred in from ??????)
Steve Gaff, Stock Sales, (transferred in from ?????)
Lance Kelly, Merch Sales
Linda Kupfer, Office / Accounts
1990
Scott Sheahan, Branch Manager
Andrew O’Brien, Stock Sales
Jeff Carter, Merch Sales
Linda Kupfer, Office / Accounts
1991
Scott Sheahan, Branch Manager
Andrew O’Brien, Stock Sales
Jeff Carter, Merch Sales
Linda Kupfer, Office / Accounts
1992
Scott Sheahan, Branch Manager
Andrew O’Brien, Stock Sales
Linda Kupfer, Office / Accounts
1993
Linda Kupfer, Branch Manager (* Note! Believed to be the first female Branch manager in Queensland if not Australia – See License.)
Andy Cooper, Stock Sales
Richard Brosnan, Stock Sales (Transferred IN from Stock Sales role at Quilpie Branch )
Randall Ellison, Office / Accounts
1994
Linda Kupfer, Branch Manager
Andy Cooper, Stock Sales
Richard Brosnan, Stock Sales
Randall Ellison, Office / Accounts
* Last updated 02/07/2021 SGT
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