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| Keywords: brisbane may day mayday labour day labourday 1914 vic jensen vicjensen float advertising march parade shoe shop shoeshop queensland cru årgang jahrgang vendimia road outdoor Vic Jensens float in the May Day Parade in Brisbane 1914. Vic Jensen was a successfull shoe salesman. His obituary in 1954: "Victor died on 18.10. 54 at the age of 79 having had a heart ailment for 18 months. He had been the owner of one of Queensland's largest shoe store chains. He was born in Elizabeth Street, opposite the Theatre Royal, and was educated at the Wooloongabba, Kangaroo Point and Brisbane Normal State schools. He left school at 15 and served an apprenticeship in a boot factory, but by 1911 he started his own business in Queen Street. This grew into a seven store chain as well as a shoe factory. He was very sports oriented as a cross-country runner, a wing forward in Rugby Union and a cricketer. He became a life member, then president and patron of the Queensland Rugby League. He was also a president of the Boot and Shoe Retailers' Association". Further information: www.auspostalhistory.com/articles/59.php Vic Jensens float in the May Day Parade in Brisbane 1914. Vic Jensen was a successfull shoe salesman. His obituary in 1954: "Victor died on 18.10. 54 at the age of 79 having had a heart ailment for 18 months. He had been the owner of one of Queensland's largest shoe store chains. He was born in Elizabeth Street, opposite the Theatre Royal, and was educated at the Wooloongabba, Kangaroo Point and Brisbane Normal State schools. He left school at 15 and served an apprenticeship in a boot factory, but by 1911 he started his own business in Queen Street. This grew into a seven store chain as well as a shoe factory. He was very sports oriented as a cross-country runner, a wing forward in Rugby Union and a cricketer. He became a life member, then president and patron of the Queensland Rugby League. He was also a president of the Boot and Shoe Retailers' Association". Further information: www.auspostalhistory.com/articles/59.php | ||||
