Cairns was another centre that had a Mactaggart’s & a Primaries Branch. Primaries had their office directly behind the Mactaggarts office.
The Cairns Branch timeline so far has been put together with the help of Primac Guru Dennis Cotter.
1972 – Mactaggarts
Brian McPherson, Branch Manager
Mike Loxton, Merch / Stock Sales
Dennis Cotter, Merch ( Transferred in from Livestock Clerk position at Cannon Hill. My main role was merchandise as well as canvassing. Our area covered the Gulf and Cape York.)
Isa Jones, Office
1972 – Primaries
George Gorton, Branch Manager
Graham Gordon, Stock Sales
Lee Gould, Stock Sales
Alister Stewart, Stock Sales stationed in Georgetown.
Mick Cory, Merch
1973 – Mactaggarts
Brian McPherson, Branch Manager
Mike Loxton, Merch / Stock Sales (Mactaggarts bought the private agency of Feeny Bros at Mareeba and Mike Loxton was transferred there to be officer in charge Mareeba Branch under Brian McPherson Cairns branch).
Dennis Cotter, Merch (With Paul joining I concentrated on canvasing especially the coast from Daintree to Innisfail and the tableland.Also worked between Cairns and Mareeba Branches)
Paul Bond, Merch
Jenny Rally, Office
1973 – Mactaggarts
Brian McPherson, Branch Manager
Dennis Cotter, Merch (transferred out to Mactaggart’s Head Office in early 1974)
Paul Bond, Merch
Jenny Rally, Office
1975 Primaries Mactaggarts Co – Operative Assoc LTD
George Gorton, Branch Manager
Last Updated 24/05/2021 RSS
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