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Biographical entry Foletta, George Gotardo (1892 - 1983)
- Born
- 30 January 1892
Northcote, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 25 April 1983
Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Manufacturer
Summary
George Gotardo Foletta founded Prestige Ltd, a hosiery manufacturer (1922). He was managing director 1937-48, chairman (from 1943), and governing director from 1948. By 1968 the company was producing a complete range of men's, women's and children's clothing. In that year the firm was taken over by Dunlop Australia Ltd and he retired as chairman and governing director.
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Book Sections
- Worrall, Airlie, 'Foletta, George Gotardo (1892-1973), hosiery and knitwear manufacturer', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 14, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1996, p. 193. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140206b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- 'Foletta, George Gotardo', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464892. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_f.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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