blundstone footwear

Blundstone Footwear “blunnies” announced in 2007 that the vast majority of their manufacturing would be moved overseas and no longer made in Hobart, Tasmania; reason: lower labour costs.

[https://www.theage.com.au/national/these-boots-were-made-for-walking-blundstone-strides-off-to-asia-20070117-ge407r.html]

Blundstone related company and tannery Cuthbertson Brothers was a polluter of the Hobart Rivulet for decades, local newspaper the Mercury reported on the land also being tainted with toxic soil. [https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/former-blundstone-tannery-at-south-hobart-approved-for-demolition/news-story/0b29777e5ce17fa52f3a96f06a53bdcc]

Would previous owner of Blundstone, Sir Harold Cuthbertson, be the recipient of a knighthood in this more environmentally conscious age?

His daughters Helen Dickinson and Anne Routley are the current owners, although business interests in the families extend beyond Blundstone boots. Some of the known businesses run by the family:

DICKINSONS:

Doug Dickinson, husband of Helen runs Cuthbertson Brothers.

[Doug Dickinson donated $20,000 to the Liberal party Tasmania and two donations totalling $25,000 to Andrew Wilke https://tasmaniantimes.com/2014/02/most-tasmanian-political-donors-remain-in-the-shadows/
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/independent-mp-andrew-wilkie-denies-political-donations-conflict/news-story/35a87d0bfdd86539a3df128eb67a7327%5D

Private company:
https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=83069938049

Dickinson Foundation Pty Ltd is a registered charity and endorsed for income tax exemption

[https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=51997039941]

Children of the Dickinson’s are:

Dr Joanne Dickinson, occupation: Associate Professor of cancer genetics, Menzies Institute (partner James, occupation unknown)

Maree Thompson, occupation unknown (partner Peter Thompson, accountant)

Kate Dickinson, occupation: Project Manager State Growth (partner unknown, occupation of partner unknown)

ROUTLEYS:

Anne and Peter Routley and sons [Damon and Mathew]:

Routleys menswear
Yeltuor
Whaler Hotel Salamanca
Burger got Soul
Coles Bay Ice Creamery

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