Business with Integrity-this man proved it is possible!
I confess I don't mind a bit of shopping - currently though it's more of the “ window” type - so when I was alerted to a person who once was the creator of a department store, I remember from my distant childhood, I had to delve more. There are many store proprietors that call Rookwood "home", and I will publish blogs about them over the coming months, but today's piece pays homage to: - WILLIAM BUCKINGHAM William Buckingham was born in Yorkshire Northern England in 1854 the eldest child of Samuel and his wife Mary nee Moore. The family which included several more children arrived upon these shores in the winter of 1875 when William was about 20 years of age. It didn’t take long before William set up a drapery business. By 1884 his business was listed as Buckingham and Pepper relocating from 180 Pitt Street to 510 George Street. The business continued at that address until 1894 when it was trading only under Buckingham’s name. In March 1894, W. Buckingha...