Company: Primaries
Date Opened: November 1964
First Manager & Staff: Glenn Dunn
Charters Towers Branch history has been contributed to by these Primac Gurus:
Glenn Dunn, Cyril Close, Dennis Cotter, Andrew Lewis,
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1964
Glenn Dunn, Branch Manager (Transferred from Townsville Branch to open Primaries Charters Towers branch). Jim McIntosh, Stock Salesman Sandra Anning, Office Administrator
“The Primaries office was in Gill Street which was the main street, and the manager’s residence was right behind the office.“
Glenn Dunn
” It was a great honour for Glenn Dunn to be the inaugural Branch Manager to open the first ever Charters Towers Branch in 1964. From 1964 to 1967 also on staff were Jim McIntosh, Stock Salesman and Sandra Anning, Office Administrator. When Glenn Dunn was transferred to Goondiwindi Branch in 1967, Tom Farmer was appointed Branch Manager in his place. Tom Farmer came from Branch Manager, Dalgety’s Alice Springs to take up this appointment in Charters Towers. In 1972 Tom left Primaries to work at Tancreds Cape River Meatworks.” Glenn Dunn
Primaries Charters Towers First Office in Gill street circa 1965
Primaries Charters Towers Managers residence next door to the office in Gill Street circa 1965
1965
Glenn Dunn, Branch Manager Jim McIntosh, Stock Salesman Sandra Anning, Office Administrator
1966
Glenn Dunn, Branch Manager Jim McIntosh, Stock Salesman Sandra Anning, Office Administrator
1967
Glenn Dunn, Branch Manager (Transferred OUT to Branch Managers role at Goondiwindi Branch.)
Tom Farmer, Branch Manager (Took over from Glenn – don’t know where he came from)
“1967 also saw the opening of the new Primaries Charters Towers Selling Complex, which would hold up to 2000 head of Cattle, with very successful fortnightly sales there”.
Glenn Dunn
1968
Tom Farmer, Branch Manager
1969
Tom Farmer, Branch Manager
1970
Tom Farmer, Branch Manager
1971
Tom Farmer, Branch Manager
1972
Tom Farmer, Branch Manager (Transferred OUT, we don’t know where to)
Glenn Dunn, Branch Manager (Transferred IN from Branch Managers role at Goondiwindi Branch).
Neville Wise, Stock Sales
Charlie Phillipson, Merchandise Sales
Wayne Leston, Merchandise Sales
Norma Harvey-Hall, Office Admin
1973
Glenn Dunn, Branch Manager
“The office and home in Gill Street were sold and the Dumphries Caledonian House also in Gill Street, which was a far bigger office was purchased and renovated. Another home was also purchased at Davies Street on the outskirts of the city. We continued to have sales at the Primaries yards, and also at the H.M. Clarke Saleyards. Dalgetys and Elders had opened offices in the Towers, as well as local Agent Bartlams who had always been in operation.“
Glenn Dunn
Neville Wise, Stock Sales
Charlie Phillipson, Merchandise Sales
Wayne Leston, Merchandise Sales
Norma Harvey-Hall, Office Admin
1974
Glenn Dunn, Branch Manager
Neville Wise, Stock Sales
Charlie Phillipson, Merchandise Sales
Wayne Leston, Merchandise Sales
Norma Harvey-Hall, Office Admin
1975 Primaries Mactaggarts Co – Operative Assoc LTD
Glenn Dunn, Branch Manager (Transferred OUT to the Joint Venture Fat Stock Department in Brisbane.)
Neville Wise, Stock Sales
Charlie Phillipson, Merchandise Sales
Wayne Leston, Merchandise Sales
Norma Harvey-Hall, Office Admin
1980
Bob Patch, Branch Manager
“Charters Towers Manager Bob Patch. Image taken from the 1980 Primac year book, thanks to Richard Handley.”
1982
Ross Keane, Branch Manager (Transferred IN from Branch Manager Quilpie Branch in April ’82)
1983
Ross Keane, Branch Manager (Transferred OUT to Branch Manager at Beaudesert Branch in April ’83)
Andrew Jensen, Branch Manager ( Transferred IN from Branch managers position at Richmond Branch)
1987
Andrew Lewis, Branch Manager
Richard Codrington, Stock Sales
Lou Gray, Merch Sales
Lyn Robins, Office / Accounts
Alistair Stewart, NQ Store Stock & Property Coordinator
“Charters Towers Office 1987 – Photo Andrew Lewis”
1988
Andrew Lewis, Branch Manager (transferred OUT to Stock Sales position at Clermont Branch)
1992
Cyril Close, Officer In Charge (Rejoined the Company after taking 2 years leave of absence from Rockhampton Branch and travelling Australia)
Tracey (Dolly) Keilar, Office & Merch
1993
Cyril Close, Officer In Charge
Tracey (Dolly) Keilar, Office & Merch
1994
Cyril Close, Officer In Charge
Tracey (Dolly) Keilar, Office & Merch
1995
Cyril Close, Officer In Charge (Left the Company to take up a position as Livestock Auctioneer for Elders at Roma)
Tracey (Dolly) Keilar, Office & Merch
* Last updated 08/11/2022 SGT
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