NOVEMBER 7, 7.30pm, Burnside Uniting Church, Cnr Fischer & Portrush Roads, Burnside
JOHN MARTIN’S – The Story of South Australia’s Beloved Department Store by Paul Flavel
The passing of the years has not dulled South Australians’ love for Johnnies.
Thousands of people worked there and even more loyally shopped there. John Martin’s was the company that brought The Beatles to Adelaide, and delighted generations of children with its Magic Cave and Christmas Pageant. Owned by the illustrious Hayward family for most of its existence, John Martin’s gave to the people of South Australia through unwavering charity and a strong sense of community.
Piecing together over 130 years of history, Paul Flavel shares his journey from research to writing that has brought to life the memories of the much missed department store.
Paul Flavel grew up in the Adelaide Hills and has been living in Melbourne since 2009. It was his frequent trips to town with his Grandma that later became the catalyst of John Martin’s, his first publication.