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Hooker Corporation
LJ Hooker is one of Australia's largest real estate groups, with 600 franchise offices and 6,000 people engaged in residential and commercial property sales and property management. The company was founded in 1928 by Sir Leslie Joseph Hooker and after being sold to a private company for 20 years, the company returned to family hands in 2009. History The first LJ Hooker office was opened in Maroubra, New South Wales, Maroubra, New South Wales in 1928.AAP“Suncorp sells Hooker Corp to founder's grandson” The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 October 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2017. Following the Depression, the company expanded and opened offices in Sydney, Kensington, New South Wales, Kensington, Kingsford, New South Wales, Kingsford and Randwick, New South Wales, Randwick. In 1936, LJ Hooker purchased the real estate business and offices of Woods & Co. in Kensington and Kingsford. In 1938, Rex Investments is registered and purchased real-estate agencies and hotels around Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Joseph Hooker
Sir Leslie Joseph Hooker (18 August 1903 – 29 April 1976) (born Leslie Joseph Tingyou) was an Australian property entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist. From humble beginnings he created the LJ Hooker empire and was at one time Australia's largest landholder and the world's largest cattle owner. He was knighted in 1973 for services to commerce. Early life Hooker was born in Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales. His mother, Ellen ("Nellie") Tingyou, was 18 and unmarried when she gave birth to him. They lived with their extended family, which included his grandfather, the Chinese-born James Tingyou. Nellie died at age 25 of tuberculosis, leaving Leslie an orphan at just 8 years of age. He was raised by his extended family and attended public schools in Canterbury and Beecroft. He began working at 13 years of age, initially with a Japanese import and export company and later as a ship's purser. Hooker the surname Leslie changed his surname from Tingyou to Hooker in Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
