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Robert Bunning (13 December 1859 – 12 August 1936) was an English-born Western Australian businessman involved in the construction, timber, and sawmill industries. He co-founded with his younger brother Arthur (1863-1929) the company Bunning Bros, the predecessor to the modern-day retailer Bunnings Warehouse .
Mar 28, 2023 · In the winter of 1886, Arthur and Robert Bunning, tradesmen from East London, stepped off a passenger ship in Fremantle, Western Australia. They quickly found work in the building trade, constructing the new wings of a lunatic asylum and a hospital, and were soon successful enough to open their first sawmill.
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Dec 1, 2014 · Robert was succeeded by his sons Charles and Tom Bunning, who presided over the listing of Bunnings Timber Holdings on the Perth stock exchange in 1952. The third generation, including Charles’ son, Bob, and Tom’s son, Gavin, came into the business in the 1960s.
On 12 August 1936 during a dinner to celebrate his fifty years of business in Western Australia, Bunning collapsed and died while replying to a toast. Robert’s sons Joe, Charles and Tom took over the business and enlarged it. Bunning Bros Pty Ltd rode the post-war housing boom and became the largest logging operators in Australia.
Arthur Bunning died in England in 1929, and his brother and co-founder Robert died in August 1936 during a dinner to celebrate his fifty years of business in Western Australia. Robert collapsed and died while replying to a toast.
Feb 28, 2004 · Robert Bunning, who was 27 when he arrived, remained in control of the business for 50 years until his death in 1936. Arthur, 23, was regarded as a finer craftsman but after a bad fall from a ...
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Arthur and Robert Bunning arrive in Western Australian (WA) and soon after they purchase their first sawmill. Bunning Bros is incorporated in 1907.
