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History of Prouds Clocks and their Successors Tony Roberts Prouds Movement Circa 1913 Sydney Personalities Involved The Proud family Thomas John Murday George Francis Gough Arthur Louis Franklin Alan Crook Laurie Taprell

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History of Prouds Clocks and their Successors

Tony Roberts

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Prouds Movement Circa 1913

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Sydney Personalities Involved

  • The Proud family
  • Thomas John Murday
  • George Francis Gough
  • Arthur Louis Franklin
  • Alan Crook
  • Laurie Taprell
  • Cecil Gross
  • Alan Gross
  • Frank Rozzoli
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PROUDS

  • Prouds the jewlery firm commenced by

William James Proud in 1904

  • Mid 1911 Thomas Murday English clockmaker

arrives in Australia and begins working for Prouds shortly thereafter

  • First known major installation Circular Quay
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ALAN CROOK ELECTRICAL

  • Commenced by Alan Crook circa 1940
  • Located in Barrack St, Sydney, advertising for

staff in 1940 - 1942

  • Laurie Taprell finished his apprentiship in 1945

with Alan Crook

  • 1947 Change of name to Ac-Elec
  • Master clocks with ACELEC on the secondary

pilot dial printed on the face

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SCIENTIFIC CLOCKS

  • Commenced by Laurie Taprell and Cecil Gross

in 1947

  • Alan Gross, Cecil’s son became a full partner in

1949

  • Scientific Clocks went on to become Time and

Service Company, owned and managed by Laurie Taprell.

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History of Prouds Clocks and their Successes

Tony Roberts

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Avoca, Tasmania

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