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The 30-plus members of The Commercial Travellers' Choir before their performance in Kalgoorlie, June 2 1934.
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In 1866 a small group of commercial travellers in South Australia banded together with the objective of getting some redress for grievances they had about the state of roads and hotel accommodation. This was the original group formation of the Commercial Travellers' Association in Australia.
The group's efforts were, we understand, successful.
Having achieved what they set out to do, they disbanded early in 1873, with their accumulated funds being donated to the Adelaide Benevolent and Strangers Association.
After a brief repose, the group reformed in 1874 and became the South Australian Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemens' Association. That was the genesis of today's Commercial Representatives' and Agents' Association.
The above is from the opening chapter of Man on the Road: 100 Years of Commercial Travelling in Western Australia 1896-1996. Man on the Road is a publication produced by the Commercial Travellers' Association of Western Australian Inc to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Association.
The book was published as a part of the Jubilee Celebrations, April 1996, and was written and compiled by Rick Reynolds.
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