James Marshall & Co.
The firm has its origin in a partnership between James Marshall (1845–1925 — see biography below), a Scots-born draper, and William Taylor (died 1913), accountant,[1] who worked in different branches of the drapery business belonging to J.
[2] As Marshall & Taylor they opened a drapery business in December 1872 at 12 Hindley Street,[3] a few doors from Beach's restaurant.
Both G. & R. Wills & Co. and D. & W. Murray were interested in the company's wholesale business, and agreed that whichever was successful, Marshall should take over the retail side.
In 1883[10] or 1884 Fry left the partnership to concentrate on evangelical work, and in 1885 Frederick Allen Lakeman was persuaded to leave G. &.
[11] Fry returned around 1888 and was re-admitted to the partnership; he lost his life in a horse carriage accident ten years later.
At the ground level plate-glass display windows stretched along Rundle street and down Stephens place for a total of 150 yards (140 m).
[19] In September 1928 Myer Emporium Ltd. of Melbourne purchased 200,000 £1 ordinary shares in James Marshall & Co. Ltd, giving it a controlling interest in the firm.
[15] He arrived at Port Adelaide aboard the ship St Vincent in November 1867[21] and commenced work at Northmore's King William Street shop.
In his younger days he was an active participant in a variety of sports and later enthusiastically followed football, cricket, and tennis.
Marshall suffered from dyspepsia for 37 years, but did not let it interfere with his work or affect his bright and friendly demeanor.
A later residence was on Victoria Avenue, Unley Park, and a (summer house) on Milan Terrace, Mount Lofty.
[24] He was brought out to South Australia by G. & R. Wills & Co., Ltd. in 1878, then in 1885 joined James Marshall & Co. as a partner and director of the company.
He was elected chairman of directors following the death of James Marshall and retired from the board in September 1928 following the takeover by Myer Emporium.
He started around 1899 as an office boy in James Marshall & Co.'s furniture warehouse, leaving their employ in 1906 to manage the A.M.C.
[31] His property on Tasman Terrace, Port Lincoln, known as 'The Castle' was sold to builder Stanley Rosewarne of Kadina.
