One of the great joys of researching and writing business histories is working on family businesses histories.

Over the years I've researched, written and/or published over 50 of them and they have all given me great joy.

There's something about being welcomed into a family business that's different from a corporate

entity, whether that be large or small.

I've recently had the privledge to research and write the story of  Hare & Forbes/Machineryhouse, which is

actually the story of the Hare family. 

Apart from the fact that I am a bit of a hardware/machine fanatic, it's been a wonderful jounrey

into the history of the second-hand machinery and auction industry in and around Sydney from

the 1920s onwards as well as the early history of Parramatta.

This is one of the many things I love about what I do, discovering history and stories I knew

nothing about, or may have some slight knowledge, but not much.

Hare & Forbes/Machineryhouse is another of the many untold stories of a committed,

hard-working, loyal and caring family that have built a successful business based on these values and

derives its strength, purpose and success from them.