Personal Narrative: Working At The St. James Store

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my father did all sorts of work in his early days, including butchery, but gradually opened some country stores around st arnaud and then western victoria. The move to st James was because my father was working for an auctioneer at the time and was asked to go up and sell a store in st James and lake rowan, but he bought them both himself. i heard him say it gave him quite a lift.’ australia became a federated nation in 1901 as gJ entered adulthood; ambitious, enthusiastic and prepared to work. During his time at the st James store, he also began to develop ideas about what he would do differently if he were in charge – about how he would deal with the problem of credit, about the benefits of cash sales and about guaranteeing customer satisfaction.