Kiwi : the Australian brand that brought a shine to the world / Keith Dunstan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunstan, Keith, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ramsey family.

Kiwi Polish Co--History.

Kiwi Polish Co.

Shoe-polish--Australia--History.

Shoe-polish.

Family-owned business enterprises--Australia--History.

Family-owned business enterprises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 250 pages) : illustrationsm, map

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2017.

Summary:

The story of the Melbourne family who created the iconic Kiwi brand which took Australian shoe polish to the world, and is still the most widely used shoe polish globally.

Contents:

COVER

ABOUT AUTHOR

TITLE

COPYRIGHT

ABOUT THIS BOOK

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FOREWORD BY GEOFFREY BLAINEY

INTRODUCTION

1 A VOYAGE FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

2 MARVELLOUS MELBOURNE

3 KIWI ANNIE

4 MUD, MANURE AND SHINY SHOES

5 KIWI AT WAR

6 LOOKING AFTER BUSINESS

7 THE FRENCH CONNECTION

8 WORLD WAR TWO

9 THE ROAMING RAMSAYS

10 THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY

11 POLISHING THE WORLD

12 CHANGING TIMES

13 TOM RAMSAY RETIRES - KIWI MERGES

14 BUILDING THE KIWI EMPIRE

15 THE CHALLENGING FUTURE

16 THE AUCTION

17 BRINGING A SHINE TO THE WORLD

NOTES

INDEX

PICTURE CREDITS.

Notes:

Please note that this is a co-publication between Allen & Unwin and the Ramsay family. The Ramsays are the direct descendants of the original founders of the Kiwi Polish Company.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-76063-804-8

OCLC:

987767925