Jumping Over The Wheel.

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: Rathdowne/Allen And Unwin
Publisher Place: St. Leonards, Sydney.
Publisher Year: 1993
Edition: First Edition

Description: 336 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. Pacific Dunlop Is One Of The Most Unusual Companies In Australia's History. It Began As A Maker Of Bicycle Tyres In A Melbourne Lane In The Depression Of 1893. When The Mania For Bicycles Gave Way To A Boom In Motor Cars. Dunlop Became The Main Manufacturer Of Tyres.

Publishers Description: Pacific Dunlop is one of the most unusual companies in Australias history. It began as a make of bicycle tyre in Melbourne lane in 1893. When the mania for bicycles gave way to boom in motor cars, Dunlp became the main manufacturer of tyres.In the last 25 years the company has become the most diversified Australia has known.This is the story of inventions in the workplace, dramatic changes in transport and sport, the contest of world markets, the crises caused by wars and depression, changes in the way people work and live, high finance, triumph and dissent in the boardroom, and the little known career of industry captains and finance.

ISBN: 186373564x