Gascoyne Trading Company

Gascoyne Trading Company (GTC) was a transport company in Western Australia. It was established in 1924 by Keith Anderson and Charles Kingsford Smith in Carnarvon.[1][2] One of its early contracts was the mail run through the Gascoyne to Meekatharra.[3][4] It expanded to serve industries between Perth and the Pilbara.[5][6]

Gascoyne Trading Company
IndustryTransport
Founded1924
FounderKeith Anderson
Charles Kingsford Smith
Defunct1996
Headquarters
Carnarvon, Western Australia
OwnerWesfarmers

GTC was a significant banana deliverer to markets in Perth.[7] In 1950 it was purchased by Wesfarmers growing to become the largest transport operator in Western Australia.[8][9] Until 1971 it held the sole rights for direct road transport between Carnarvon and Perth.[10] In 1973 a joint venture was formed with Downard to enter the interstate freight forwarding market between Western Australia and Victoria.[11]

In 1985, GTC purchased a 50% shareholding in Total West from Mayne Nickless.[12] In 1996, after taking full ownership of Total West, Wesfarmers merged it with GTC to form Wesfarmers Transport.[13][14] In 2001 the business was sold to Toll Holdings.[15]

Notes
  1. Kingsford Smith Mail Run Gascoyne Development Commission
  2. Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith Monuments Australia
  3. Local and General Northern Times 24 October 1929 page 2
  4. Remembering the Kingsford Smith mail run 90 years on ABC News 26 May 2014
  5. "Mail Company's Representation". Northern Times. Vol. XXXI, no. 1823. Western Australia. 23 September 1938. p. 9. Retrieved 17 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Unique trailer for Gascoyne Traders". Hamersley News. Vol. VIII, no. 21. Western Australia. 6 November 1975. p. 8. Retrieved 17 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Gascoyne Trading Co". Northern Times. Vol. 70, no. 22. Western Australia. 3 June 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 17 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. Acquisition of Gascoyne Trading Wesfarmers
  9. Heytesbury buys back Bell Freightlines Canberra Times 6 May 1991 page 5
  10. Relaxation of restrictions on northern transport Truck & Bus Transportation October 1970 page 121
  11. Vic and WA transport groups in joint operation Freight & Container Transportation April 1973 page 8
  12. Gascoyne replaces Mayne Nickless in Total West venture Truck & Bus Transportation August 1985 page 60
  13. Trading a Name Truck & Bus Transportation July 1996 page 83
  14. Wesfarmers annual report for year ended 30 June 1996 page 22
  15. Sale of WA road freight transport business Wesfarmers 2 November 2001
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