Company: Primaries and Mactaggarts
Date Opened: 1969
First McTaggarts Manager: Joe Keppel
The Taroom branch first appears in the 1969 Mactaggarts annual report. Primaries opened a branch here in January 1969. Gurus who have contributed to the Primac Taroom branch history and Timeline are, Robert Cameron, Richard Street, Rick Tyrer and Steve Truman.
1969 – 1971 – Mactagartts
Joe Keppel, Branch Manager (Transferred in from Wandoan Branch as the first Branch Manager for Mactagartts working Solo from his house)
1971 – 1975 – Mactagartts
Bill Coss, Branch Manager (Bill took over from Joe also working Solo from the house)
“The old Primaries office and quarters Taroom 1971. The manager at the time was Malcolm Campbell and I spent five great years there”.
Contributed by Mo Bassett on Facebook post 19 March 2022
1975 Primaries Mactaggarts Co – Operative Assoc LTD
Jamie Long, Branch Manager (Was the existing Primaries Manager & was appointed Primaries Mactagarts Taroom Branch Manager after the merger)
Bill Coss, Stock Sales (Bill assumed the position of Stock salesman after the merger until he retired sometime late 1970’s)
1981
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
Steve Truman, Stock Sales (Employed by Derek Andersen, started in April 1981, a new growth position at branch)
Loraine O’Sullivan (nee Quigley), Office (Loraine’s husband was Pat, the local police Sargent)
“Taroom Branch office, Yaldwyn Street, right behind the famous Leichhardt Tree.
I lived in the back of the office when I first started at Taroom.”
Photo, Steve Truman (bonzle.com)
1982
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
Steve Truman, Stock Sales
Loraine O’Sullivan, Office / Accounts
1983
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
Steve Truman, Stock Sales
Rick Tyrer, Stock Sales (Transferred in from Stock Sales role at Blackall Branch. This was a roving position between Taroom, Theodore Branch to the North and Wandoan Branch to the South. The shared role was Jamie’s idea)
Loraine O’Sullivan, Office / Accounts
Judy Staines, Office / Merch (Judy was a new appointment by Jamie)
1984
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
Steve Truman, Stock Sales (Transferred out to Quilpie Branch as Branch Manager March ‘84)
Rick Tyrer, Stock Sales (Transferred to Theodore Branch as Dawson Stock Sales REP)
Cyril Close, Merch (New hire, started as junior Mech and Stock and did Traineeship)
Kerry Lynch, Stock Sales (New hire to replace Steve Truman)
Loraine O’Sullivan, Office / Accounts(Left with Her husband Pat at was transferred to OIC Gatton Police)
Judy Staines, Office / Merch
Robyn Chambers, Office / Merch Sales (Daughter of clients Alf & Shirley Chambers)
1985
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
Kerry Lynch, Stock Sales
Richard Street, Stock / Merch Sales (First joined Primac as a Trainee in 1983)
Robyn Chambers, Office / Merch Sales
1986
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
Kerry Lynch, Stock Sales
Richard Street, Stock / Merch Sales (Left the company in November 1986)
Robyn Chambers, Office / Merch Sales
1987
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
Kerry Lynch, Stock Sales
Robyn Chambers, Office / Merch Sales (Married local grazier and company client John Roger, Tarana Farming)
1988
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
Robert Cameron, Stock Sales (First start in the Agency business, came from Longreach)
Shaun McGuingen, Merch / Stock Sales
????, Merch (Only lasted a few months)
Rachael (Charlie) Frith, Office / Merch Sales
1989
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
Robert Cameron, Stock Sales
Shaun McGuingen, Stock Sales
Rachael Frith, Office / Merch Sales
1990
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
Robert Cameron, Stock Sales
Shaun McGuingen, Stock Sales (Resigned and left the company)
Wayne Merrit, Stock Sales
Rachael Frith, Office / Merch Sales
1991
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
Robert Cameron, Stock Sales
Wayne Merrit, Stock Sales
Rachael Frith, Office / Merch Sales
1992
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
Robert Cameron, Stock Sales (Transferred out to Stock Sales Hughenden Branch)
Wayne Merrit, Stock Sales (Left the Company)
Rem Hassel, Stock Sales
Rachael Frith, Office / Merch Sales
1993
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
Robert Cameron, Stock Sales (Transferred back in from Stock Sales Hughenden Branch)
Rem Hassel, Stock Sales
Sandra Lamb, Merch sales
Mandy Lamb, Office / Accounts
1994
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
Robert Cameron, Stock Sales (Feb ’94 Transferred out to Stock Sales Charleville Branch)
Rem Hassel, Stock Sales
Sandra Lamb, Merch Sales
Mandy Lamb, Office / Accounts
1995
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
Rem Hassel, Stock Sales
Sandra Lamb, Merch Sales
Mandy Lamb, Office / Accounts
1996
Jamie Long, Branch Manager
1997
Jamie Long, Branch Manager (Resigned after serving over 23 years at Taroom Branch as Manager
to start Grant Daniel Long “GDL” after the Elders merger. He was the longest serving
Taroom Branch Manager working for Primaries, Primaries Mactagartts & Primac,
a monumental career as a Stock & Station Agent)
“Jamie Long these days retired in Toowoomba”
* Last updated 21/04/2021 RSS
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