Company: Mactaggarts
Branch Opened: 1960
First Manager: Hector McPhee
Kingaroy Branch history has been contributed to by these Primac Gurus:
Jerry O’Sullivan, Dennis Cotter, Barry Dixon,
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Prior to the branch office in Kingaroy Street Kingaroy, Mactaggarts had a few company representatives based in Proston to service the Boondooma / Proston areas and sales were held at the old station yards at “Happy Valley“.
The earliest company reps to live in the old Hotel at Proston were Keith Standfield, Michael Mort and Ross Pickup. Mactaggarts Ipswich under the management of Trevor McGuire handled the sales in the “Happy Valley“. I believe that the early auctioneers were Doug Mactaggart, Jim Heading, Graeme Jenkinson, Don Milligan and Colin Duff.
1960
Hector McPhie, Branch Manager
John Deane, Stock Sales / Auctioneer
Leslie Horley, Office / Typist.
1961
Hector McPhie, Branch Manager
John Deane, Stock Sales / Auctioneer
Leslie Horley, Office / Typist
Val Parker, Office / Typist (added in addition)
1962
Hector McPhie, Branch Manager
John Deane, Stock Sales / Auctioneer (Transferred out to ??????)
Stan Cook, Stock Sales / Auctioneer (Transferred in from ??????)
Leslie Horley, Office / Typist.
Val Parker, Office / Typist.
1963
Hector McPhie, Branch Manager
Jim Connolly, Assistant Manager / Auctioneer (appointed at the end of 1963)
Stan Cook, Stock Sales / Auctioneer (Transferred to ??????)
Leslie Horley, Office / Typist. (resigned to take on a position in Sydney)
Val Parker, Office / Typist (resigned to get Married)
Mary Daniels, Office / Typist (Took Val Parkers place on staff)
1964
Hector McPhie, Branch Manager (Transferred out to ??????)
Jim Connolly, Branch Manager / Auctioneer
John Dunstan, Stock Sales / Auctioneer (Transferred in from Rockhampton Branch)
Mary Daniels, Office / Typist
1965
Jim Connolly, Branch Manager / Auctioneer
John Dunstan, Stock Sales / Auctioneer (resigned)
Gary Whittaker, Stock Sales / Auctioneer (Transferred in from ??????)
Mary Daniels, Office / Typist
1966
Jim Connolly, Branch Manager / Auctioneer
Gary Whittaker, Stock Sales / Auctioneer
Gary Heiner, Stock Sales / Bookkeeper (transferred in from ??????)
Mary Daniels, Office / Typist
1967
Jim Connolly, Branch Manager / Auctioneer
Gary Whittaker, Stock Sales / Auctioneer (Tragically died in a car accident on Murgon / Kingaroy road coming back from a Murgon sale in May 1967)
Frank Law, Stock Sales (Frank was a New Zealander with no previous agency experience, appointed senior stock salesman in August 1967),
Gary Heiner, Stock Sales / Bookkeeper
Jerry O’Sullivan, Stock Sales (Transferred IN from Baralaba Branch and commenced 29th March 1967, became junior trainee auctioneer after Gary Whittaker’s tragic death)
Mary Daniels. Office / Typist
1968
Jim Connolly, Branch Manager / Auctioneer (Mactaggarts had purchased the Tatnell and Graham business
in Gympie and Jim was transferred there as Mactaggarts Gympie Branch Manager with Alain Henderson as Auctioneer / Stock Sales)
Frank Law, Branch Manager (Took over from Jim)
Gary Heiner, Stock Sales / Bookkeeper
Jerry O’Sullivan, Stock Sales / Trainee Auctioneer
Barry Dixon, Merch / Stock Sales (Transferred IN from a Finance Officer position in Mactaggarts H/O)
Mary Daniels, Receptionist / Secretary (Married David Lupton and left the company. David had worked for Mactaggarts in a number of branches including Kingaroy. He was at Tara Branch when he left the company)
Jeannette Watt, Office / Typist
1969
Frank Law, Branch Manager
Jerry O’Sullivan, Stock Sales / Auctioneer
Bill Angus, Stock Sales
Gary Heiner, Stock Sales / Bookkeeper
Barry Dixon, Merch / Stock Sales / Trainee Auctioneer
Dennis Cook, Merchandise (Dennis was a local)
Chris Hooper, Merch / Stock Trainee
Jim Gibbs, Merch / Stock Trainee
Jeannette Watt, Office / Typist
1970 dinner at the Oasis Motel Kingaroy after a successful cattle sale selling Hal Frasers & Graham Wilsons cattle at the old sale yards where the wheat silos are now. Mactaggarts were the selling agents Jerry O’Sullivan was the auctioneer.
Photo – Barry Dixon
Back row from left, Bernie Dixon, Barry Dixon (Mactaggarts), Shirley Lawrence (Hoare), Ron Taylor(Mactaggarts), Rosmary Law, Marilyn Fritz (Mactaggarts),Jeanette Watt (Mactaggarts), Bill Angus (Mactaggarts), Wendy Fraser. Front row from left, Tom Hoare, Stephen Smith, Hal Fraser, Jerry O’Sullivan (Mactaggarts), Frank Law (Mactaggarts Kingaroy Manager).
Jerry O’Sullivan
1970
Frank Law, Branch Manager (Transferred OUT to Mactaggarts Cunnamulla Branch mangers position)
Jerry O’Sullivan, Branch Manager / Auctioneer (Promoted to Branch Managers role replacing Frank)
Gary Heiner, Stock Sales / Bookkeeper
Barry Dixon, Stock Sales / Auctioneer (Transferred OUT to Stock Sales position at Murgon Branch)
Jeannette Watt, Office / Typist
1974 (Mactaggarts)
Jerry O’Sullivan, Branch Manager
Mike Quinn, Merchandise (Transferred out to Merchandise role at Cunnamulla Branch)
1975 Primaries Mactaggarts
Jerry O’Sullivan, Branch Manager
1989
Earl Retschlag, Branch Manager
Les Fogg, Stock Sales
Maree McCullough, Office / Accounts
1990
Earl Retschlag, Branch Manager
Lewis Jenkinson, Merch Manager
Jeffrey York, Merch Sales
Les Fogg, Stock Sales
John Andress, Stock Sales
Maree McCullough, Office / Accounts
1991
Earl Retschlag, Branch Manager
Lewis Jenkinson, Merch Manager
Jeffrey York, Merch Sales
Les Fogg, Stock Sales
John Andress, Stock Sales
Maree McCullough, Office / Accounts
“Kingaroy end of June instore days were a great day out for all & John Andrews liked to entertain the crowd with his chainsaw demonstrations.” Photo – Lewis Jenkinson
“Kingaroy Early 1990’s end of financial year instore sale were a huge success for Merchandise Manager Lewis Jenkinson and his team.” Photo – Lewis Jenkinson
1992
Earl Retschlag, Branch Manager
Lewis Jenkinson, Merch Manager
Jeffrey York, Merch Sales
Les Fogg, Stock Sales
John Andress, Stock Sales
Maree McCullough, Office / Accounts
1993
Earl Retschlag, Branch Manager
Lewis Jenkinson, Merch Manager
Jeffrey York, Merch Sales (Transferred to Springsure Branch)
Ross York, Merch Sales
Les Fogg, Stock Sales
John Andress, Stock Sales
Maree McCullough, Office / Accounts
1994
Earl Retschlag, Branch Manager
Lewis Jenkinson, Merch Manager
Ross York, Merch Sales
Paul Keevers, Merch Sales
Les Fogg, Stock Sales
John Andress, Stock Sales
Maree McCullough, Office / Accounts
1995
Earl Retschlag, Branch Manager
Lewis Jenkinson, Merch Manager
Ross York, Merch Sales (Transferred to Roma Branch)
Paul Keevers, Merch Sales (Transferred to Miles Branch)
Brad Thompson, Merch Sales
Les Fogg, Stock Sales
John Andress, Stock Sales
Maree McCullough, Office / Accounts
1996
Earl Retschlag, Branch Manager
Lewis Jenkinson, Merch Manager (Transferred to Rockhampton Branch in Merch / Admin role and stayed with PEL & Elders, mainly in the Beaudesert Branch until taking a redundancy in 2008 from a short term role at Elders Brisbane)
Brad Thompson, Merch Sales
Les Fogg, Stock Sales
John Andress, Stock Sales
Maree McCullough, Office / Accounts
1997 Elders Merger
Earl Retschlag, Branch Manager
Dennis Cotter, Branch Manager (transferred in from Branch Mangers position at Tully Branch)
Brad Thompson, Merch Sales
John Andress, Stock Sales
Maree McCullough, Office / Accounts
* Last updated 11/06/2021 SGT
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