Wallace Bishop, Brisbane jeweller and former manufacturer of Melbourne Cup, passes away
Wallace Bishop, the leader of one of Australia's oldest and most successful family jewellery businesses, has died at the age of 88.
Mr Bishop's grandfather, after whom the late businessman was named, came to Australia in 1909 from Birmingham, England, and established a jewellery manufacturing business in 1917.
Brisbane's Wallace Bishop Arcade in King George Square was opened the same day World War II commenced in 1939 and stayed in the same location for 75 years.
Mr Bishop joined the business in 1950, becoming chief executive officer in 1976 and chairman in 1990 when his son Stuart took on the role of CEO.
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