Name: | Healing, A.G., Ltd.; Melbourne (AUS) |
Abbreviation: | healing |
Products: | Model types Others |
Summary: |
A.G. Healing Ltd. A.G. Healing Ltd. was founded in 1896 by Alfred George Healing (1868-1945) importing and manufacturing bicycles & motorcycles. |
Founded: | 1896 |
Closed: | 1975 |
Production: | 1927 - 1975 |
History: |
Alfred George Healing established a business in Bridge Road Richmond in 1896, initially as an agency for the London-based Haddon Cycle Company. [1] Shortly before WW1 the business expanded to Sydney and Adelaide followed soon after. Many of the lines the company sold were produced in its factory in Melbourne and the rest were imported. Around 1925 the business outgrew its premises and to finance its expansion the company went public to raise funds. A seven-story building was built in Franklin Street, Melbourne. This enabled the two factories, one in North Melbourne and the other at Carlton to operate under one roof. Also, a three-story building was erected on a 28½ year building lease in Adelaide at a cost of £22,000.[3] The company added the Atwater Kent radio wholesale agency to its business in August 1927. [4] By the 1930s the company had diversified into domestic goods, especially household radios. Due to radio import tariffs, the sale of imported radios ceased and they began manufacturing their own radios. The very first Healing radios used a large low-profile chassis very similar to the Atwater Kent radios. The radio business continued at full strength and by the advent of WW2 they had expanded into manufacturing, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, batteries, and gas producers. The war gave new importance to the companies engineering plants, electrical workshops, and plating machinery. A large switchover was made to the making of lathes, precision tools, and radar equipment and by 1942 the bulk of output was for defence. Production of radios and refrigerators ceased, radio and cycles were severely limited, and the motor business suffered from petrol-rationing, but was compensated later by the demand for overhaul of aging vehicles. [6][7] Sadly A. G. Healing died on 18 February 1945, aged 77 but business continued in full strength with sales up and in 1949 showed a profit of £124,300. Its manufacturing, importing, and merchandising activities cover a wide range of goods. Manufacture, centred chiefly in Melbourne, includes bicycles, radios, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, batteries, tubular shock-absorbers, machine tools, wrenches, electroplating plants, etc. In addition, distribution covers motor, cycle, wireless, refrigeration and air-conditioning components, garage equipment, and brake-linings, as well washing machines, electrical appliances, and fittings, B.T.M. steel-tubing, Sparta lacquers and paints, and industrial chemicals. Except for a retail subsidiary in Melbourne (Healings Pty), the company traded on a wholesale basis, and another offshoot, R. and G. Finances Pty., looks after time-payment sales. [8] In the 1950 Empire games in Auckland, New Zealand, Australian Road and Track Champion Russell Mockridge rode a Healing cycle which gave the Healing name a lift. [9] In 1955 they formed an alliance with the US Dumont Labs, Allan B., Inc. for the manufacture of televisions and commenced building a factory in the Melbourne suburb of Preston.[10] With the new factory expanding its engineering department to manufacture televisions they also added washing machines under the brand name “Thor” and refrigerators under the name “Crosley”. As cycles had slowed down, the sales of appliances were more dominant and on the 14th of August 1959 the Healing Bicycle Division of the company in all Australian states was sold off to the English company of General Accessories Pty. Ltd. [11]
In December 1960 the company made an offer to acquire the entire shareholding of the heavy engineering firm A. E. Goodwin with Healing Sales (Sales) Pty. Ltd. formed as the manufacturing and merchandising subsidiary. [12] The business prospered until 1970 when the company posted a loss of almost $16 million, an astonishing amount in its day. This was caused by the removal of tariffs protecting Australian manufacturing which caused the importation of cheaper Japanese products. Also, the re-tooling required for colour television added to the costs. [13] The company succeeded in trading its way out but finally succumbed in 1975 as tariffs were finally removed. [14]
[1] The Reporter (Vic) Jun 5, 1896, Page 1. |
This manufacturer was suggested by Wolfgang Scheida.
Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
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AUS | 63 | Philadelphia 605-23RG | 6GK5 | The Philadelphia 605-23RG TV is based on the Healing 601 series chassis. For all service d... |
AUS | 63 | Philadelphia 606-23RG | 6GK5 | This is a combined 23 inch B&W television receiver, AM radio and stereo record play... |
AUS | 65 | Courier 816 | 6GK5 | This 16 inch B&W television receiver tuned the 13 standard Australian VHF channels. |
AUS | 52 | Em-Cee L404E | 6BE6 | The model L404E is identical to the model 404E except for the type of rectifier used. |
AUS | 53 | Windsor 504E | 6BE6 | Colours available in Rosewood, Ivory, Blue & Red. Price below for Rosewood only. Iv... |
AUS | 36/36 | 46M | 6A7 | Based on the Healing type 46E chassis without the power switch & tone control. See sche... |
AUS | 40–46 | 400E | EK2G | |
AUS | 64/65 | Miami 700-23TML Ch= 700 | 6ES8 | This 23 inch B&W television receiver tuned the 13 standard Australian VHF channels. ... |
AUS | 64 | Waldorf 701-23TML Ch= 701 | 6ES8 | This 23 inch B&W television receiver tuned the 13 standard Australian VHF channels. ... |
AUS | 64 | Florida 702-23SG Ch= 702 | 6ES8 | This is a combined 23 inch B&W television receiver and stereo record player. The... |
AUS | 65–68 | Caravan 819 | 6GK5 | This 19 inch B&W television receiver tuned the 13 standard Australian VHF channels. ... |
AUS | 50 | Golden Voice 403E | 6AN7 | Healing (L)403E Golden Voice. Brown, green and white body colors known. This model is know... |
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Obituary for Alfred George Healing
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Gary Cowans
30.May.22 |
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Obituary for Alfred George Healing, from The Herald, February 19, 1945, page 6. M. A. G. Healing had thin times. WAS KNOWN AS CYCLING SALESMAN In his youth, Mr. Alfred George Healing, founder, and governing director of A. G. Healing Co. Ltd. who died at his home at Kew yesterday used to be known as the "cycling salesman." During the early years of struggle to keep his business going, he would often feel the need for ready cash. Then he would get on his bicycle with a bag of supplies on his back and set out on a tour of Victoria. He rode over the Alps on more than one occasion and pushed his bicycle to every corner of the State, over rough tracks where years later his salesmen glided over smooth roads In de-luxe cars. SOUGHT GOLD While on these cycling-selling tours he would take time out for a little gold prospecting, often making a few more pounds to put into his struggling business. HOW IT BEGAN Originally, he had a real estate office in Richmond. One day in 1896 a group of railway workers were walking along the street discussing the formation of a syndicate to import bicycles from Britain. They wanted one more partner. |
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