Hardy Brothers is a specialty retailer and private company of fine
jewellery
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,
timepieces
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and
decorative arts
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in Australia. Its historic products are now highly collectible and are held in state and national collections.
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.
History
Hardy Brothers was founded in 1853 by Jeweller John Hardy, an Englishman
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newly arrived in Sydney
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, NSW, Australia.[By Appointment (Gail Franzmann – The Macmillan Company of Australia, 1980)] In 1855, the business moved to Hunter Street, Sydney
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, NSW and remained there until 1935. In 1894, the business expanded to Queensland
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with the opening of a store in Queen Street, Brisbane
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(now heritage-listed as the Hardy Brothers Building
Hardy Brothers Building is a heritage-listed shop at 116 Queen Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Richard Gailey and built in 1881. It is also known as Love's Auction Mart. It was added to the ...
).
A store was opened in Collins Street, Melbourne
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, in 1918. In 1929, Hardy Brothers were appointed jewellers by Royal warrant of appointment (United Kingdom), royal warrant to His Majesty King George V. The business remained in family control until 1974 and was then taken over in 1980 by Qintex
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and controlled by that company until 1988. It was then bought by the McKinney family and lastly by Wallace Bishop in 1997. Wallace Bishop is a family owned jewellery company established in 1917 and now run by the fourth generation. Stuart Bishop is the current CEO.
Managing directors
* John Hardy
* Walter Hardy
* Percy Hardy
* Richard Hardy
Chief executives
* Jack Leckie
* Harry Quayle
* Arthur Sims
* John McKinney
* Stuart BishopDiamond Guide
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Stores
* 189 Edward Street, Brisbane
* 60 Castlereagh Street
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, Sydney
* 338 Collins Street, Melbourne
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* 47 King Street, Perth
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* Shop 2707 Pacific Fair Shopping Centre
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Pacific Fair was developed by Hooker Retail Developments and opened in 1977 ...
, Gold Coast
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** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
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See also
*List of royal warrant holders of the British royal family
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British royal warrants are currently granted by King Charles III to companies or tradespeople who supply goods and services. The warrant ena ...
References
External links
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Companies based in Brisbane
Retail companies established in 1853
Jewellers
Luxury brands
British Royal Warrant holders
Jewellery retailers of Australia
Jewellery companies of Australia
1853 establishments in Australia