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Sir George James Coles, CBE (28 March 1885 – 4 December 1977) was the founder of what was to become the Coles Group shopping empire, the largest chain store group in Australia. ==Early life== Born in Jung Jung, Victoria (now Jung, between Horsham and Murtoa) to shopkeeper George W. Coles (died 1932) and Elizabeth Mary Coles (née Scouler)〔Other sources have Scoular, Souter, but may be discounted.〕 (died 1900), the first of ten children, and educated at Beechworth College.〔(The Remarkable Coles Brothers ) ''Australian Women's Weekly'' 22 September 1976 p.43 accessed 25 July 2011〕 His mother died following the birth of her eleventh child in 1900.〔http://www.nlife.com.au/documentmemory/item/59〕 His father married Ann Cameron "Annie" Topp of Buninyong on 20 August 1902〔(Family Notices ) ''The Argus (Melbourne)'' 1 September 1902 p.1 accessed 26 July 2011〕 and sold his shop, measuring ,〔(From £80 Week Selling to Run £20M Business ) ''Courier-Mail (Brisbane)'' 30 July 1953 p.8 accessed 25 July 2011〕 in the Victorian country town of St James to eldest son George in 1910 for £4500,〔http://wiki.gvrlc.vic.gov.au/?title=Coles_North_Eastern_Stores&redirect=no〕 then moved to Wilmot, Tasmania (around 30 km south of Ulverstone), where he opened yet another shop. In 1914, with brothers Jim and Arthur and capital of £2000, he opened his first shop in Smith Street, Collingwood〔George's home address was 28 Smith Street, possibly connected to the shop, but one reference gives the shop address as 288 Smith Street.〕 with the slogan "Nothing over a shilling", which in the early 1930s became "Nothing over 2/6d"〔〔As the basic wage was then £2/11/8d per week or 1/4d per hour, the modern equivalent might be "Nothing over $30" but such comparisons have limited value.〕 Brother Arthur enlisted with the AIF shortly after Australia joined the "Great War" (World War I). He was twice wounded and was repatriated in 1916. George enlisted with the 60th Battalion of the AIF in March 1917. Brothers Jim and David were killed during the conflict. Their uncle Jim helped manage the store during their absences.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sir George James Coles, CBE (28 March 1885 – 4 December 1977) was the founder of what was to become the Coles Group shopping empire, the largest chain store group in Australia.==Early life==Born in Jung Jung, Victoria (now Jung, between Horsham and Murtoa) to shopkeeper George W. Coles (died 1932) and Elizabeth Mary Coles (née Scouler)Other sources have Scoular, Souter, but may be discounted. (died 1900), the first of ten children, and educated at Beechworth College.(The Remarkable Coles Brothers ) ''Australian Women's Weekly'' 22 September 1976 p.43 accessed 25 July 2011 His mother died following the birth of her eleventh child in 1900.http://www.nlife.com.au/documentmemory/item/59His father married Ann Cameron "Annie" Topp of Buninyong on 20 August 1902(Family Notices ) ''The Argus (Melbourne)'' 1 September 1902 p.1 accessed 26 July 2011 and sold his shop, measuring ,(From £80 Week Selling to Run £20M Business ) ''Courier-Mail (Brisbane)'' 30 July 1953 p.8 accessed 25 July 2011 in the Victorian country town of St James to eldest son George in 1910 for £4500,http://wiki.gvrlc.vic.gov.au/?title=Coles_North_Eastern_Stores&redirect=no then moved to Wilmot, Tasmania (around 30 km south of Ulverstone), where he opened yet another shop.In 1914, with brothers Jim and Arthur and capital of £2000, he opened his first shop in Smith Street, CollingwoodGeorge's home address was 28 Smith Street, possibly connected to the shop, but one reference gives the shop address as 288 Smith Street. with the slogan "Nothing over a shilling", which in the early 1930s became "Nothing over 2/6d"As the basic wage was then £2/11/8d per week or 1/4d per hour, the modern equivalent might be "Nothing over $30" but such comparisons have limited value.Brother Arthur enlisted with the AIF shortly after Australia joined the "Great War" (World War I). He was twice wounded and was repatriated in 1916. George enlisted with the 60th Battalion of the AIF in March 1917. Brothers Jim and David were killed during the conflict. Their uncle Jim helped manage the store during their absences.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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