Reginald Hampton JULIUS [854]

   Cause of his death was a cerebral haemorrhage.

  General Notes:

Reginald was educated at Granville School, Maryborough Grammar, employed Corser & Co 1893-4 ; a Customs Officer in Maryborough and Brisbane between 1895-1906. In 1906 he purchased a Customs & Carrying business, Wright Heaton & Co. becoming in 1913 Luya Julius Ltd, of Brisbane Queensland.

Granville School Maryborough Qld Records show:
Reginald Hampton Julius 190 4 Aug 1879 - 8-9

Julius Jottings No 4 Jan 1901.
EXTRACT FROM THE "MARYBOURGH CHRONICLE" :
5th September 1900.
A pleasing and complimentary little function took place at the Customs Dept. yesterday afternoon at the close of business hours. Mr Reg Julius, who has been promoted and transferred to the Brisbane Office, was presented with a handsome pair of binocular glasses by his brother officer's, as a slight memento of their esteem and friendship. Mr G.H.Bums Sub-Collector of Customs, made the presentation. and spoke in very eulogistic terms of Mr. Julius, who, as it were, had graduated amongst, them, having been there for 5 years.
He had proven himself an excellent officer, and by his courteous and obliging manner had won a good opinion in the public. He extended their best wishes to Mr. Julius for his future success, and hoped that the transfer would prove the forerunner of future promotion at no distant date. Mr Julius suitably replied, and an adjournment was made to the Customs House Hotel, where further good wishes were extended to Mr Julius.
In the evening Mr Julius attended at the Grammar School, by invitation, and was the guest of a large and representative gathering of past and present scholars. Mr Thompson, who presided, proposed the toast of "The Guest" in a very eulogistic speech. Several old scholars spoke of the various excellencies of Mr Julius, both as a schoolmate, a cricketer, tennis player, cyclist, and a member of the Debating Society. The presentation consisted of a handsome travelling bag. Mr Julius responded in fine and suitable terms.
Mr Reginald H. Julius is the only son of Charles Archibald Julius, of East Maryborough, Queensland, who was the eldest son of the late Rev Archibald E. Julius.

Family Jottings by Muriel G Julius 1985
Reginald Hampton Julius.
In 1887 from the Granville School, he won a State Scholarship and then attended the Maryborough Grarmmar School and after completing his schooling, his first job was with a Maryborough merchant (? name) as a clerk, and worked the first six months for nothing, for experience!! and then got a rise of 6d. a week. Later he obtained a position with the Customs Department in Maryborough, and again later was transferred to Brisbane in 1902.
He married Minnie Georgina Elizabeth Gataker (b. 21.12.1874) in 1905 in Maryborough at 'Milden', the Gataker family home, by The Reverend Knipe (Presbyterian Minister) - because grandfather wouldn't go to the Church! Firstly they lived at Sandgate(where M.G.J. was born.) Mother's great friend there was Caroline Dear (who was station mistress). Carrie was a cousin of Maud Belcher - and here started the association with the Bucknell family - more anon.
In 1905 or 1906 R.H.J. decided to "go into business for himself", a small Customs and Carrying business was for sale in Brisbane and this he purchased, the very beginnings of what was to become Luya Julius Ltd.
To be close to Brisbane for business reasons, they moved to "Hockham" Ridley Street, Auchenflower, a lovely home, where Margaret was born in 1910 and Barbara in 1912. We attended a little private school called Leumeah in Auchenflower, for many years. Margaret was a very delicate baby (having contracted whooping cough at a few days old, from the nurse who confined mother in the home), and the poor little mite struggled for years. Later (about 1920 I think) we moved out to Chelmer, across the river to more country air, good for the children's health. A big house, Dad put down a tennis court, we had a pony called Mickey and a sulky and bicycles (which I could never learn to ride). Then the family's first car, a Buick. Our neighbours were the McDonalds - a family with 6 children about our own ages, and great friendships sprang up and continued life-long up to the present day with those remaining.
When we reached our teens and wanted to go out to dances etc at night, the last train from City 11.20 p.m. R.H.J. had to walk to the station to meet his daughters. Then we moved to Wilston, closer to trains. We had two homes in Wilston. The first was in Vardon Street (where the Zoellers now live), and the second in Mars Street. Dad was a pillar of the Church of England, Wilston. Rector's Warden for many years and he was instrumental in getting the Church built, financed by an insurance policy on the life of Graham Yates, a young member,of the church community. Margaret married Roy in this church in 1935 and Barbara married Robert Bowen in 1946. The Wilston home was sold in 1945 (war years and M.G.J. in W.A.A.A.F. 1942-45) and we moved to 'Milden' 92 Thorn Street, Kangaroo Point.
R.H.J. died in Mater Hospital in May 1952, he had been active in Luya Julius up to then, 47 years of business life.
What can I say of my father ? he was a wonderful man to his family, admired and respected in the business community of the City, attested to by the number of friends and associates who came to pay their last respects to him at his cremation service at Mt Thompson, where his ashes are interred in a family plot. We missed him so when he was gone. He achieved so much in his span of life. He came from a line in England with a seafarer in a far back generation, a doctor in another, and a grandfather in the church, chaplain at Hampton Court and 40 years rector at Southery, Norfolk, and a father who was a scholar, a reader, a thinker I have been told. I did not know him. He had left Australia in 1902 ( before I was born) and returned to England and resigned from his school in 1903 aged 54 years. There is no 'commercial' background from his forbears, so from where did all the business acumen come ? He did it all himself. He surely was an achiever, and lived up to the words of the Family Motto "By virtue and industry I shall flourish", and we can only give thanks for what he has passed on to us his family. Minnie (his wife) survived him for 13 years until her death in 1965. They both suffered cerebral haemorrhages and resultant strokes, and we were glad that neither lingered more than a matter of a few days each.
"Milden" was let for a period while M.G.J. went overseas but was sold on her return in 1967, and since then the now HEAD OF THE FAMILY resides at 10 Sandford Place, St. Lucia (Brisbane, Muriel Julius's address at that time).

Australian Electoral Rolls 1903 Hamilton Brisbane. Reginald was recorded as a Federal Officer (Customs) of Windermere Rd.
Ancestry.

Pip Bucknell writes 2015
The first Company my Grandfather Julius was involved with in Brisbane was Paul Julius & Co. 8th October 1907.
During 1909 Mr Paul was "terminated" and the Company, Luya Julius Ltd was registered 14th March 1913 after a few "growth" acquisitions in the mean time.

He was President of the Master Carriers Assn 1913 ; President Brisbane Chamber of Commerce ; Employers Federation Nat. U. Queensland.

Illness of Mr RH Julius.
At the meeting of Queensland respondents defence committee, in connection with the Federated carters and drivers Federal plaint, held yesterday, sympathetic reference was made to the serious illness* of Mr RH Julius (president of the master carriers Association of Brisbane), who was attending the court in Melbourne, in the interests of the Queensland respondents, and it was unanimously resolved to send him a telegram expressing the fullest sympathy with him in his serious illness, and hopes for a speedy recovery.
Ref: The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) Thu 10 Jul 1919 (*The Spanish Flue)

Reginald sailed 3 Dec 1924 from London to Brisbane, on board the Diogenes. His occupation is recorded as an Ins. Agent with address Swans Nest St Johns Rd Ryde.
Ref: Findmypast.co.uk

Reginald sailed 3 Jun 1936 from London to the Dutch East Indies on board the John van Oldenbarnvelt. His address is recorded as Pineflete, Manor Rd., New Milton Hants., his country of residence Queensland.
Ref: Findmypast.co.uk

Reginald and his daughter Muriel sailed 17 Aug 1948 from London to Sydney, 1st class, on board the Straithaird. His occupation is recorded as a company director. His address is recorded as Malunna, Milton Grove, New Milton Hants.
Ref: Findmypast.co.uk

Julius Reginald Hampton, company director, of Thorn Street, Kangaroo Point, left a gross estate of L25,243 to relatives. For more than 30 years he was a partner in Luya Julius Pty Ltd, city carriers. He died on May 26. His will has been lodged for Probate in the Supreme Court Registry.
Ref: Trove.

  Research Notes:

See "Family Jottings" - Books section of this website. Some extracts below.

From Muriel Gataker Julius to her nephew Philip John Bucknell c1970's.
Pip dear - you asked me to tell you more about your grandfather, Reginald Hampton Julius - it is a pity you did not know him longer as he died when you were about 13 years of age. He was a man of "high degree" he came from a family with a father, an academic and schoolmaster and I would say of by no means a commercial business background, so his achievements in the business field were all by his own initiatives and endeavours, and true to the Julius motto "By Virtue and Industry I Shall Flourish".
As you know he was originally in the Customs Department in Maryborough and then was transferred to Brisbane. With ambitions and not wanting to remain a public servant, he purchased a Customs and Carrying company, Wright Heaton & Co. with (I believe) financial assistance from mother's father, grandfather Charles Gataker (Maryborough) in 1906. A partner in this original firm was (Mr) Paul and he was the husband of one of Dad's cousins, Ettie Roehricht (see the Hampton family tree). This was not a very satisfactory partnership and I believe Dad bought Paul out, at quite a hardship financially. Eventually in 1913 a new partnership was formed with Herbert Luya, who ran a similar small business in South Brisbane, under the name of Luya Ltd, which handled the carrying work of the Sea Foam Flour Co. Sth Brisbane. A brother Harry Luya was a partner in Sea Foam. The partnership of Luya Julius was a very happy one, the two being great friends and complemented each other, Herb was the "outside" man and RHJ the "inside" man, meaning that Herb supervised the carriers and the fleet (at that time, all horses) and Dad the customs and insurance and the office. Herbert was a bachelor and lived at the Bellevue Hotel down George Street opposite Parliament House, and where the wedding reception of Roy Stanley Bucknell and Margaret Hampton Julius was held in 1935. Herb was like a fairy uncle to we three girls, always gave us super presents, and Mr Luya's Box of Chocolates" at Xmas time was always awaited with glee and anticipation! In 1915 they brought the premises at 95 Eagle Street (I don't know where they operated from prior to then) and the partnership flourished in most happy circumstances. A great blow befell in 1930 with the death of Herb. It is not recorded in the Family Jottings but this was a tragedy. At the time the firm was agents for the original Australian National Airways, and one night at the Bellevue one of the pilots was in the bar drinking (presumably rather heavily) and Herb then called the pilot outside to speak to him, and remonstrated with him. Words followed and the pilot either struck or pushed Herb and he fell to the pavement and cracked his skull on the curb. He died as a result of this. No action was taken against the pilot by his family, they did not want any publicity I believe.¹
Also at the Bellevue at the same time lived Dr and Mrs John Joseph Luddy who was of course known to Herb Luya. Dr Luddy cared for Dad who suffered severe shock at his partner's death. Dr Luddy became a friend, and the family doctor for many years until his death.
RHJ was a man of high principles, great business acumen and rose to the top of his field. He became President of the Master Carriers Association in Brisbane. He had insight, uncanny at times, and this was demonstrated many times. At the office the boys would say "never be surprised at what the boss may ask you". One time he suspected the then Accountant, so he set a trap, and caught him out "fiddling" the books. Another time I can remember, on a Saturday afternoon he was sitting on the verandah at home at Wilston when he jumped up and said "something is wrong at Kingaroy". It so happened that a truck taking up goods had gone over on the Blackbutt Range and the driver of the truck, Bert Abbott, was injured and the goods wrecked. Dad was on the job immediately, got another truck and had the goods "duplicated" and all delivered to consignees by Monday morning! The driver was deeply unconscious in Ipswich Hospital and about to go onto the operating table when he had this stopped. On consultation with Dr Luddy the patient was brought to Brisbane to the Mater Hospital and Dr Luddy took over. Abbott completely recovered and in time able to continue in his job in charge of the Depot at Dutton Park.
How a hunch was more than a hunch.
Another incident, when you were a little boy in Melbourne, it was the custom for us to pack up the Melbourne Xmas parcel" this was given to Ted Elcock in the office to dispatch to Melbourne. A day or so later Dad called Ted into his office and said "where is the Melbourne parcel" Ted said it is on so-and-so ship which is sailing tomorrow. Dad told him to get the parcel off that ship and send it by rail - why?. A few days afterwards Ted came and said, Boss about that Melbourne parcel, the ship went down off Newcastle last night. Why did our RHJ change his mind - another hunch?
Some "quick actions" I can remember in the early days of ANA when using the Eagle Farm aerodrome, a plane was on the way from Sydney and a phone call came from somebody at Grafton who had seen the plane fly over, and he reported that the plane "only had one wheel" so panic, in case it crashed on landing at Eagle Farm. Dad had large signs printed on the runway "do not land - one wheel missing, and also had the Fire Brigade standing by, in case. But it was all wrong, the plane had two wheels, and landed safely.
Another aeroplane incident, in flood conditions and water everywhere, Dad was dashing out to Archerfield (this was later the aerodrome) and driving near Yeerongpilly through deepwater over the road the car got swept off into a deep gutter and almost totally submerged Dad had to struggle with the door to get an open and get out and swim! There was a picture in the paper of the car on its side with just the tip of the black hood showing, that was the old Master Buick, which eventually got hauled out and cleaned and it went good as gold.
I remember in 1924 he said to Mum at the breakfast table, I had a very vivid dream last night, in fact more than a dream. My mother came to me and said "my son I want you to come", so off Dad went to England by ship (no aeroplanes overseas in those days) and during his stay there his Father died of angina. Grandfather Julius had left Granville Maryborough in 1902 and returned to England with the family (except RHJ) so he had not seen them for a long time, he found things financially in a mess, I gather there was no pension or superannuation as Grandfather had retired or resigned from the Education Department here. So from then on Dad helped support them and I can remember that "money for England" going every quarter, and this he continued all his life (and which we carried on afterwards). Grandma, Aunt Edith Hampton (her sister), aunt Muriel and Char (Charlotte) Brown who had always lived with them, came out to Brisbane about 1930 (1931) and bought a house at Bowen Hills, but they didn't stay long and went back to England.
In his family life Dad was a caring and loving father, times in the early days were a struggle, and money not exactly plentiful. I have mentioned in the Family Jottings that one wet and cold night he pawned his overcoat to get the train fare back to Sandgate to his wife and baby (me)! We originally lived at Sandgate, in Swan Street. I was born in Sandgate, and this also is where Mums friendship with Carrie Dear was formed. Carrie lived with her father, the station master in a house just behind ours and I was a constant visitor there when I was tiny, (we left Sandgate when I was about 3 I think, in later years Carrie was the contact with Bucknells, being a family cousin)
Then we moved to Auchenflower, Ridley Street, where Margaret and Barbara were born. Margaret was a poor sickly little baby, she contracted whooping cough from the nurse who attended mother, the little might nearly died, but was saved by Dr Jefferis Turner, a noted children's specialist. He also was related, having married another Roericht cousin Hilda. We all went to Lumeah Private school, formed by a Miss Elsie Brabazon. Dad and Mum helped her a lot to set up this school, held originally in her own house, and later a school block was built next door. Dad was also instrumental in arranging for Sunday School and Church Services which were held in the school building.
After Auchenflower we moved to Chelmer, across the river and "good fresh air" for the benefit of the children! We had a big house a tennis court was built, and we had a pony and trap to start with (a Buick car came some years later). Friendship started here with the McDonald family who lived across the back paddock! a family of 5 girls and 2 boys, and we had great times together playing tennis and picnics out in Mr Mac's car (we didn't have the car them). The pony we had was called Mickey, a spirited and speedy little animal. Here poor Dad nearly got killed, kicked by Mickey. There was a shed at the back of the tennis court where Mickey was housed. Dad was trying to take her rug off her one morning and something upset the pony, who kicked and there was a terrific noise and I looked out to see dad staggering out of the shed with his hands over his head. Fortunately, though badly bruised, there was no serious damage to his head.
The next house we had was at Vardon Street Wilston where the Zoellers live. Mrs Zoellers, Buster's mother was a sister of Herb Luya, Dad was very involved in the C. of E. Wilston, and was Rector's Warden for many years, and was instrumental in getting a committee formed to organise the building of St Albans Church. He on occasions "took the services" there during absences of a Rector, and was organist for a short time. Margaret and Roy were married in this church in 1935.
After Vardon Street, we had a home in Mars Street still in Wilston where we remained until about 1944, when we went to Thorn Street, Kangaroo Point. You know that house, and we remained there until the death of RHJ in 1952 and MGEJ in 1965.
Footnote:
1 The media reported Herbert Luya's death as below and his family took no action.
MR. H. E. LUYA
Mr. Herbert Edwin Luya, senior partner of Luya, Julius, Limited, died on March 26. He had been sick for a week and had been confined to his bed at the Belle Vue Hotel under medical attention. Felling a little better he left his bed and walked into the street in front of the hotel, at about 6.30 p.m.,where he was conversing with a friend,when, without any warning, he fell backwards, his head striking the kerbing heavily. Death apparently was instantaneous.
Ref: Trove The Week Brisbane, Qld. Friday 4 April 1930.
Ref: Pip Bucknell 2015.

The Bucknell Julius Link
With a tribute to Reginald Hampton Julius as I knew him
by R.S. Bucknell
February 1985.
All things have a beginning and at that beginning the consequences are seldom known.
My first position in the commercial world was as the most junior clerk in the service of the Royal Exchange Assurance, in those days at 77 Pitt Street Sydney. This was in February 1925.
In 1927 I was fortunate enough to be appointed to a newly created position, to inspect certain entries in the books in the Capital City offices of the various companies which were under the management of the Royal Exchange. One of these companies was the Sea Insurance Company Ltd, Brisbane, whose chief agents and attorneys were Luya Julius Pty. Ltd. Before my first visit to Brisbane, talking to my mother, I made mention of this name, which immediately sparked a memory in her mind, "that must be the Mr Julius who is Carrie's friend". Such is the hand of fate, and mother wrote to Carrie, and I duly made contact with this quite unbelievable character, an elderly spinster, and not very close relative of my mother, a person of over flowing love. She introduced me to Mr R H Julius and also to his family. RHJ was a man of great kindness; he took me under his wing, and this is how the two families came to be linked, when on 5 March 1935 at St Albans Church, Wilston, it was my great good fortune to be married by the Rev P E Demuth to Margaret Hampton, second daughter of Mr and Mrs R H Julius, and so RHJ became my father-in-law.
At this distance I can only look back and recall from memory much of the man who was to be such an influence on my life. I worked under him as Insurance Manager for two years, 1936/37.
What I write therefore is not documented, and is not in any way a complete history, but is an attempt to paint a picture of a man as I knew him, with the help of the things that others told me; to be Reg Julius's son-in-law opened many doors.
He was educated at his father's school and was a brilliant student. One of his essays in my possession, shows him to be a lover of, and master of the English language. He won a scholarship to Maryborough Grammar School where he completed his schooling. He was a very good musician, and would sit at his piano, without music, and play classical pieces from memory. He had quite a collection of classical phonograph records. He played cricket for the Maryborough club, and also enjoyed tennis. He became an enthusiastic Freemason and was appointed as Senior Grand Lodge Officer. He was a strong supporter of the Church of England; and was for many years Rector's Warden at St Albans, Wilston, and was instrumental in having the present church built.
The family history tells of his early life, from the time he became a partner with H.E. Luya in what started as a partnership when Luya joined RHJ in 1913. I hardly knew Luya, but he too was a legend and in all their 17 years together they did not have a single quarrel.
Luya Julius was a Customs Agent and Carrying firm, and RHJ was always in the forefront of this industry, taking active part in the Master Carriers Association, becoming its President. In the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce he also rose to be President. It was arising from these associations, that he represented Brisbane at a meeting in Melbourne where he first met his Melbourne opposite number William Mortill of the Melbourne Carrying Company. A lifelong friendship came from this of which further mention will be made later.
In his own firm or Company as it became through the years, he was also in the forefront. He started of course with horse-drawn vehicles, but soon achieved a number of firsts:
First to cease horses, and become wholly motorised.
First to use diesel powered vehicles.
First to use an articulated trailer.
First to use a tanker.
But there was progress in other directions to, as road transport steadily made inroads into freight haulage, previously a virtual monopoly of the State Railway System, the Government in 1930 introduced a punitive tax system on road transport. The master carriers met, and there were calls of "fight to the death" and calls to "surrender". But not RHJ. He went back to his office, called for maps which showed rail and road systems, saw the long winding rail connections between Kingaroy and Nanango around the Blackbutt Range and saw the short haul road for the same destinations. He went to the Transport Minister, and a contract was the result whereby all goods to or from Brisbane and Kingaroy whether the customer chose Luya Julius or the Railways would be carried by the co-ordinated system. A Transport Co was bought giving coverage of Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads and an office set up at Kingaroy.
General Motors.
From the first vehicle bought into Queensland by General Motors, RHJ had secured for Luya Julius a contract for the customs and cartilage work for this great multinational. It was a matter of great pride that when GMH entered into a similar Australia wide contract with a southern firm, that contract held the words "excluding Queensland" and their work never left Luya Julius.
The Firm.
It started thus -
R H Julius was a customs clerk in Maryborough, and was transferred to Customs House, Brisbane in 1902. In 1905 or 1906 he purchased (with financial assistance of Grandfather Gataker) a small carrying and customs agency firm called Wright Heaton & Co. He took into partnership with him a cousin (by marriage) named (Mr) Paul, so the firm of Paul Julius & Co began. Paul did not prove to be a very good partner (on one occasion he purchased a lorry and two horses, one of which was blind) and the partnership was dissolved, or RHJ bought him out (I incline to the latter) with great financial strain on RHJ who, in the following years, worked very hard and long hours almost resulting in a complete breakdown. . . . . .
After some years a new partnership was formed in 1913, with Herbert Luya, who was Luya Ltd, a similar, small carrying firm in South Brisbane which handled the cartage of flour from Sea Foam Flour Mills, so Luya Julius Pty Ltd was formed. The friendship with H E Luya was a great joy to the Julius family and he and RHJ worked together as a wonderful team and the Company flourished. The premises at 95 Eagle Street were purchased in 1915 and the company operated there until 1982 when many premises in Eagle Street were resumed for development 95 Eagle Street and other buildings are now demolished and a large "Riverside" Development is being undertaken on the old sites.
For many years RHJ served the Master Carriers Association and rose to be President. Again, in the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce, he became President.
In 1918 when attending an Australian Master Carriers Association conference in Melbourne, he contracted influenza, an epidemic which was sweeping Melbourne at the time. He was befriended by Bill Mortill of the Melbourne Carrying Company who was also at the conference. He took him into his home and engaged a private nurse to care for him. A long friendship continued with Bill, who lived to the ripe old age of 99, in Melbourne, and retained friendship with other members of the family.
Originally the fleet comprised all horse-drawn vehicles. Dutton Park was the stables and lorry depot, and a paddock property was bought at Hyde Road Yeronga, on the River, to spell the horses at week ends. The fleet expanded, and in 1924 the first motor trucks were purchased, 3 Internationals, and from then on started the phasing out of the remaining horses. In 1926, 3 GMC trucks, two 3 Tonners and one 5 ton "Big Brute" were purchased from General Motors Corp, who planed to open an assembly plant in Brisbane. Luya Julius became their contractors for Brisbane and this association has continued to the present day. GM cars were imported in CKD (completely knocked down) packs, and delivered to the Valley assembly plant. Later body panels and complete bodies were manufactured by Holden in South Australia, and delivered to the plant from interstate wharves.
Other Company activities:
Imports from overseas, particularly cars from the USA provided substantial amount of customs work and cartage, interstate cargoes arrived by ship to city wharves for transport to city warehouses. Cartage of Sea Foam flour, deliveries for Perkins brewery, transhipment of overseas cargoes for northern ports for Birt & Co, shipments of South Queensland butter into the United Kingdom, wool and hides etc, some of many other contracts.
Luya Julius were attorneys for the L'Union Insurance Company, subsequently replaced by Sea Insurance, now Sun Alliance. Luya Julius were also Queensland managers and agents for the first Australian National Airways¹, with Kingsford Smith and Ulm and their planes Southern Cross, Southern Cloud etc. A service to Kingaroy was instituted, which was later converted to co-ordinated service with rail and road link through Esk and Nanango. Bulk sugar and molasses were handled for the Colonial Sugar Refineries mills from Condong N S W, Maryborough and Nambour. Large tonnages of maize were carried from Roma Street rail for shipment to Melbourne, bulk grain was carted to ships loading at Brisbane and Gladstone. Bulk fertiliser was also handled and bagged peanuts from Kingaroy (see photo, held in annex at Bunderim). They handled clearance and cartage of Woolworths cargo from wharf and rail to bulk depots, and delivering to local stores. Luya Julius entered into a joint venture with the Archibald Brothers (of Sea Foam flour) in a passenger service to the South Coast, the Blue and Red Line. After withdrawal from this, the purchase of Broadbent's was effected and the name Broadbent's was retained as a separate subsidiary of Luya Julius.
Roma Oil.
RHJ was a shareholder and a director (I think) in Roma Oil, Queensland, a project which did not really get off the ground successfully, but he was very enthusiastic about the venture and always declared "there Is oil there" he had a rack on his office table, with bottles of the "good oil".
With the arrival of the USA forces in Australia in 1942, Luya Julius became responsible for the coordination and delivery of a large flow of supplies for them, from wharves to storages. They were also responsible for the payment of civilian employees of US engaged in the handling of the stores and equipment.²
With the development of containerisation of overseas and interstate cargoes, links were established with Australian National Line and Fleetways.
With the increase of the fleet, up to 230 vehicles, four wheel drives etc, Dutton Park became too small, and a larger establishment was set up at Acacia Ridge, which is a very modern setup, and was officially opened by the Premier in June 1974 (and to which no member of the Julius family was ever invited to be present) in due course the Dutton Park property was sold.
H E Luya died in 1930, and his death was a terrible business and personal loss for RHJ. After this, W H Green (then accountant) was made a director. Members of the Luya family joined the company, H L Zoeller in 1924 and A F Luya at the time of the purchase of Broadbents, and he managed that subsidiary.
RHJ remained active in the business until his death in 1952 when Bill Green became Managing Director until his death in 1963. Then Zoeller and Luya and Gordon Fraser (a member of the staff for many years) and E D Summerson (Sullivan?) became the directors.
Some loyal members of the firm for many years come to my mind:
Bill Green - Accountant, Director and Managing Director.
Bert Newton - in charge of Cartage Depot.
Frank Bradfield - Customs Department.
(These usually referred to as "The 3 Boys", they gave a silver vase so inscribed "From the Three Boys" to Mum and Dad for their silver wedding anniversary.)
Bert Abbott - in the old days of horses and the start of the motors, he lived in a Company house adjoining the Dutton Park property.
Big Harry von Doran - a lorry driver, with his favourite horse called "Blue Whiskers"
Lenny Doren - (Harry's brother) Little Lenny in the office Eagle St.
Ted Elcock - who started in the firm as a boy and spent his entire business life with Luya Julius. He rose to become head of the Cartage section of the business after Bert Newton.
Mr Lock - always called Mr Lock, Insurance Manager
Jack Lowis - came to Luya Julius from General Motors, in charge of all motor vehicles and repairs are Dutton Park until he retired.
Mavis Sullivan (later Carter and now O'Sullivan) became company secretary.
Dorrie Miller - head typist for many years straight out of Technical College.
The company went public in 1965 and became Luya Julius Ltd and traded on the stock exchange the first time.
Subsidiary companies were L J Country Pty Ltd, Grain Movers Pty Ltd, Eljay Bulk Pty Ltd, Liquid Bulk Pty Ltd, Eljay Workshops Pty Ltd, Dutton Storage Pty Ltd, Bulk Foods Transport Pty Ltd, Broadbents Carriers Pty Ltd, Broadbents Storage Pty Ltd, Broadbents Bulk Pty
Fleetways
When Fleetways purchased the company in 1967 for $1.5 million the name of Luya Julius Ltd was retained for use in Queensland. 95 Eagle Street was sold in 1982 for the "Riverside" development and the Queensland administration headquarters for the company are now at the Acacia Ridge property.
Ref: R S Bucknell 1985.
Footnotes:
1. Australian National Airways was formed in 1929 by Charles Kingsford Smith, & C.T.P. Ulm with two further directors Sir Frederick Stewart and Reginald Julius, a Brisbane to Sydney service was started on 1 Jan 1930, and in June 1930 the service was extended to Melbourne, later Launceston. Luya Julius arranged booking services in Queensland. The airline was well supported and in profit when on the 21 March 1931 it lost an aircraft, the Southern Cloud, in bad weather over the Snowy Mountains. The aircraft was not found for 27 years, the airline did not survive as a result of the crash, Australias first, closing later that year.
A silver inkstand from Ulm inscribed "To Reg in appreciation of your staunch friendship with Charles 16/2/35" remains in the family to this day - 2015.
2. A Luya Julius truck happened to be on a Brisbane wharf when the first of the US supply ships started unloading, contact was made to assist. This was a huge undertaking for Luya Julius and secured the company financially and profitably over the war years, lifting its profile in the business community considerably.

The "Minute Books" of Luya Julius Pty Ltd, from 28 Oct 1907 to when it was sold to Fleetways in 1967, are held by Pip Bucknell in the family archive - 2015

  Medical Notes:

Reg died within a few days of his stroke

  Other Records

1. Reginald Julius & Herbert Luya: Cartage Company.
Truck load of 253 bags of peanuts - 1934, some of the Companies Oldsmobile Trucks - 1936

Reginald married Minnie Georgina Elizabeth GATAKER [855] [MRIN: 279], daughter of Charles Frederick GATAKER [10485] and Fanny Gulliver BARNS [10486], on 22 Apr 1905 in Maryborough Qld Aust. (Minnie Georgina Elizabeth GATAKER [855] was born on 21 Dec 1874 in Maryborough Qld Aust, died on 15 Mar 1965 in Brisbane Queensland Aust. and was buried in Brisbane Queensland Aust..). The cause of her death was a cerebral haemorrhage.