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Harden and Johnston Limited, an automobile and truck dealership, was registered in Sydney on 24 May 1928. Harden and Johnston Ltd was an importer of motor vehicles and formed relationships with Dodge Brothers in 1928 and the Chrysler Corporation in 1939 to distribute trucks and motor vehicles in Australia. In 1934 the company formed a partnership with William (Bill) Grant Buckle of Buckle Motors for distribution of Triumph, Armstrong-Siddeley, Standard, Talbot and De Soto. Rupert S. Harden, inaugural managing director, made regular business trips to the United States of America to meet with manufacturers and develop the business. He died suddenly in Detroit in December 1944. Stuart Johnston took on the role of managing director in 1945. The dealership was wound up on 10 July 1980.
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Sydney, New South Wales
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Registered company 1928 - 1980
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Motor vehicle retailing
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Prepared by Kathryn Dan on 17 March 2020.
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Dun’s Gazette, Vol. 39 no. 22, 4 June 1928, p. 473
‘Car franchises change hands’, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July 1934, p. 6
'Mr Rupert S. Harden', Sydney Morning Herald, 13 January 1945, p. 12
Government Gazette of New South Wales, No. 84, 5 June 1980, p.3061