A Kiap s Chronicle BILL BROWN MBE INTRODUCTION Bill (William Thomas) Brown was born on 6 December 1929 and educated at Sydney Technical High School. He was selected to attend the Australian School of Pacific Administration (ASOPA) before being transferred to.
From the Archives, 1971: Henry Ford II jets into Sydney
From the Archives, 1971: Henry Ford II jets into Sydney
Fifty years ago, America’s biggest industrial boss Henry Ford II landed in Sydney. The Herald spoke with a “tough blunt man who likes a good scrap” about the road toll, air pollution and electric cars.
By Lenore Nicklin
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on January 29, 1971.
Henry Ford Second, as they call him, is America s biggest industrial boss, has a staff of half-a-million, swings as a jet-setter, skis at St Moritz, holidays in the Bahamas, spends $250,000 on a party, has a personal fortune estimated at anything from $200 million to $500 million, and gives a very dull press conference.