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Robert Bunning (13 December 1859 – 12 August 1936) was an English-born Western Australian businessman involved in the construction, timber, and sawmill industries. He co-founded with his younger brother Arthur (1863-1929) the company Bunning Bros, the predecessor to the modern-day retailer Bunnings Warehouse . Early life.
Arthur and Robert Bunning arrive in Western Australian (WA) and soon after they purchase their first sawmill. Bunning Bros is incorporated in 1907.
Bunnings was founded in Perth, Western Australia in 1886, by brothers Arthur and Robert Bunning, who had emigrated from England. Initially, a limited company focused on sawmilling, it became a public company in 1952 and subsequently expanded into the retail sector, purchasing several hardware stores.
When the family returned to London, Robert and his younger brother Arthur (1863-1929) stayed to work near Chicago. Joseph later recalled the boys to London to help him put a spire on a church. On 29 June 1886 the brothers arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia, in the Elderslie to join a married sister, and set up as building contractors.
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Mar 28, 2023 · In the winter of 1886, Arthur and Robert Bunning, tradesmen from East London, stepped off a passenger ship in Fremantle, Western Australia. They quickly found work in the building trade, constructing the new wings of a lunatic asylum and a hospital, and were soon successful enough to open their first sawmill.
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Feb 28, 2004 · Robert Bunning, who was 27 when he arrived, remained in control of the business for 50 years until his death in 1936. Arthur, 23, was regarded as a finer craftsman but after a bad fall from a ...
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Robert Bunning, timber merchant and sawmiller, was born on 13 December 1859 at Hackney, London, son of Joseph Bunning, carpenter, and his wife Jane, née Bain. He was apprenticed as a carpenter, and in June 1886 Robert and his younger brother Arthur (1863-1929) arrived in Fremantle, W. A. in the Elderslie to join a married sister, and set up as ...
