Dick Smith doing business with Jaycar's Gary Johnston?

But I thought he was now into peanut paste and choccy biscuits :-)

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Cheers .......... Rheilly P

"David L. Jones"

** Gary Johnston used to work for Dick

- he was Dick's NSW manager.

Dick taught Gary "everything he knows"

before Gary turned traitor ......

....... Phil

Says who? Where's your proof Toaster Boi?

Gary Johnston = Philanthropist ??

Shame, its all a wet dream .....

Maybe Gary should try towing " icebergs " into Sydney harbour next ?

Dick can show him how to do that, too.

...... Phil

"Phil Allison"

** Fact is -

Gary Johnston was ON BOARD the infamous Dick Smith iceberg, as it came through Sydney Harbour.

April 1st, 1978.

...... Phil

putting that another way, I'd like to see him gone before DSE - and I'd like

*that* to be sooner rather than later.

WHY ?

Indeed. What's wrong with Tricky?

Dave.

something to do with his contribution to spectrum anarchy, followed by his "contributions" to aviation in Australia - which are regrettably ongoing.

"Mike Paull"

** In fact "Jaycar " already existed - as the trading name of John Carr & Co.

A small components and audio kit with a shop in a secluded lane in the back of Haymarket in Sydney.

Remember the ETI 8 channel "Master Mixer" and the ETI 100 watt " brick " power amp ??

I was a regular customer of that " Jaycar " back in the early/ mid 1970s.

Well, GJ bought the business and closed up the Haymarket shop.

Set up HIS first *cheap and cheerful* components shop in Clarence Street in Sydney.

Stocked with mostly surplus parts.

Euphemism for junk.

Set a trend - that did.

....... Phil

Was that before or after the yank joined him and stopped him going broke? I'm just wondering who taught whom what.

. . .

Secluded lane? I remember them being in Sussex street.

Andy Wood snipped-for-privacy@trap.ozemail.com.au

"Andy Wood"

** Yes.

** Only much later, with GJ as the owner.

....... Phil

. . .

They were at 405 Sussex street as far back as 1979. Wikipedia says GJ became owner in 1981.

Andy Wood snipped-for-privacy@trap.ozemail.com.au

"Andy Wood" "Phil Allison"

** Replacing the MISSING context and MISSING parts of quotes:

" ** In fact "Jaycar " already existed - as the trading name of John Carr & Co.

A small components and audio kit with a shop in a secluded lane in the back of Haymarket in Sydney.

Remember the ETI 8 channel "Master Mixer" and the ETI 100 watt " brick " power amp ??

I was a regular customer of that " Jaycar " back in the early/ mid 1970s. "

** So no conflict with my story, which relates to the " early / mid 70s. "

....... Phil

True, no conflict with your original story. However your subsequent claim that they were only in Sussex street later with GJ as owner is false (unless the date of 1981 given by Wikipedia for the takeover is wrong).

Andy Wood snipped-for-privacy@trap.ozemail.com.au

"Phil Allison"

** A simple ASIC search turned up this:

John Carr and Co Pty Ltd ( originally incorporated in June 1950 !! ) morphed into Electus Distribution Pty Ltd.

....... Phil