Harvie Picken
John Harvie Picken | |
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| Born | March 1888 Melbourne, Australia |
| Died | Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur businessman |
John Harvie Picken (born March 1888, Melbourne, Australia) was a prominent Australian businessman and member of the Picken family.
Biography
[edit]Picken lived in Toorak, Victoria, Australia.
Family life
[edit]Harvie had two children, James Douglas and Donalda Mairi. James Douglas Picken had two sons, Ian Douglas and Kenneth John.
Other information
[edit]Life member of Mercantile Rowing Club
Member of Kingston Heath Golf Club
Member of the West Brighton Club – where a trophy named the Menzies Picken trophy is co-named with his friend Robert Menzies (former Prime Minister of Australia).
Committee member of the VATC (today the Melbourne Racing Club) – where a race was named after him the "$22,000 Harvie Picken Super Vobis Handicap 3YO RB 0–72 1200M"
President of the Australian Chamber of Manufacturers 1953–54 (today the AusIndustry Group.
Practising Freemason – Naval and Military Club Melbourne [citation needed]
Major supporter of the Australian National Gallery in St Kilda Road Melbourne
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Books
[edit]- E.K. Sinclair, "The Spreading Tree, A history of APM and Amcor 1844–1989", Allen and Unwin, 1990
External links
[edit]- Amcor.com Archived 17 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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