Hardy Brothers

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Hardy Brothers is a specialty retailer and private company of fine jewellery, watch and decorative arts in Australia. Its historic products are now highly collectible Carter's price guide to antiques and are held in state and national collections. Powerhouse Museum It is the only Australian jewellery business to hold a royal warrant and since 1980 until has produced the Melbourne Cup.

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History Hardy Brothers was founded in 1853 by Jeweller John Hardy, an English people newly arrived in Sydney, NSW, Australia.By Appointment (Gail Franzmann – The Macmillan Company of Australia, 1980) In 1855, the business moved to Hunter Street, Sydney, NSW and remained there until 1935. In 1894, the business expanded to Queensland with the opening of a store in Queen Street, Brisbane (now heritage-listed as the Hardy Brothers Building).

A store was opened in Collins Street, Melbourne, in 1918. In 1929, Hardy Brothers were appointed jewellers by royal warrant to George V. The business remained in family control until 1974 and was then taken over in 1980 by Qintex and controlled by that company until 1988. It was then bought by the Samuel 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.[3]The Courier-Mail Queensland jewellers Wallace Group still prospering after four generations

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Managing directors

• John Hardy
• Walter Hardy
• Percy Hardy
• Richard Hardy

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Chief executives

• Jack Leckie
• Harry Quayle
• Arthur Sims
• John McKinney John McKinney reminisces about his history in the jewellery business, The Courier-Mail
• Stuart Bishop Diamond Guide

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Stores

• 189 Edward Street, Brisbane
• 60 Castlereagh Street, Sydney
• 338 Collins Street, Melbourne
• 47 King Street, Perth
• Shop 2707 Pacific Fair Shopping Centre, Gold Coast

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See also

• List of royal warrant holders of the British royal family

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External links

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