Industry | Transport |
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Founded | 1924 |
Founder | Keith Anderson Charles Kingsford Smith |
Defunct | 1996 |
Headquarters | |
Owner | Wesfarmers |
Gascoyne Trading Company (GTC) was a transport company in Western Australia. It was established in 1924 by Keith Anderson and Charles Kingsford Smith in Carnarvon. [1] [2] One of its early contracts was the mail run through the Gascoyne to Meekatharra. [3] [4] It expanded to serve industries between Perth and the Pilbara. [5] [6]
GTC was a significant banana deliverer to markets in Perth. [7] In 1950 it was purchased by Wesfarmers growing to become the largest transport operator in Western Australia. [8] [9] Until 1971 it held the sole rights for direct road transport between Carnarvon and Perth. [10] In 1973 a joint venture was formed with Downard to enter the interstate freight forwarding market between Western Australia and Victoria. [11]
In 1985, GTC purchased a 50% shareholding in Total West from Mayne Nickless. [12] In 1996, after taking full ownership of Total West, Wesfarmers merged it with GTC to form Wesfarmers Transport. [13] [14] In 2001 the business was sold to Toll Holdings. [15]