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the opportunity, made the most of it. Around August 1917 Holden & Frost began advertising for workers for their motor body building department at
Grenfell Street, and took over the business of Fred. T. Hack Limited on King William Street (until 1913 Hack & Pengilly of 50â52 Flinders Street) for ÂŖ9,000.
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In 1886 J. A. Holden was declared insolvent. He put the wholesale arm of the business on the open market as well as the
Grenfell Street warehouse. He put his Kensington Park house and grounds on the market for urgent sale. Under the terms of the voluntary liquidation, Holden & Frost continued to
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Australian Government put an embargo on the import of motor vehicles, but left open the importation of motor chassis. This left an opening for motor body builders to supply new cars to their wealthy clients, and Holden & Frost, though slow to seize
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Builders Limited was founded, with H. J. Holden as managing director and E. W. Holden and A. M. Lemon co-directors. A new factory was built at 376â400 King William Street South, between Halifax and Gilles Streets, and ironically in view of the later history of the
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Adelaide University, and was admitted to the company. He foresaw the decline in horse transport, and seeing a future for the company in motor vehicles, encouraged his father to visit the United States to observe automobile manufacturing. Edward immediately began making fabric hoods and
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Limited, saddlers, continued to operate in Grenfell Street, despite fires in February 1903, October 1919, February 1920, The business was purchased by Harris, Scarfe & Co. in 1923, and the Grenfell Street property became the major part of their Adelaide store.
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Henry James Holden (18 July 1859 â 6 March 1926) married Mary Anne Dixon "Polly" Wheewall (16 March 1860 â 1926) on 7 April 1881, lived at "Warrinilla", 92 Osmond Tce., Norwood. She was a daughter of
William Wheewall (c. 1823 â 16 September 1907). Among their children were:
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his interest in the retail arm of the company, which was in financial difficulties. In
November 1885 the company became Holden & Frost with the formal introduction into the partnership of Frost, who had brought to the company additional capital.
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Caroline Mary Holden (20 July 1888 â ) married Leslie Wiles Peacock (1882â1960) on 21 April 1909. Leslie was a grandson of Wiles Peacock (c. 1817â1889), conveyancer and distiller.
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from 1902, mayor 1904 to 1908 and alderman 1909 to 1912. He returned to the office of mayor in 1913 and retired at the end of 1916, in all nine years as mayor.
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William Arthur Holden (17 December 1899 â 22 December 1929) married Marjorie Reeves, daughter of elocutionist Edward Reeves.
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Frederick Theodore Hack (1877â1939) was a fine batsman and grandson of
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694:"Big City Deal. Passing of Holden & Frost Limited"
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