Roger Macmahon

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BiographyRoger MacMahon was born in Unley in September 1933. After World War II his father bought a property at Pimpala and set up a cork business. The property had a small winery; they imported cork from Italy and Portugal; Roger joined his father's company in 1960; Leo Buring was a family friend; Roger had worked in many jobs before he joined the company; selling corks; importing crystal; Roger's brother established McMahon Construction in Angus St; set up a cork factory at Norwood in 1972 which they moved to Forestville in 1999; sold labelling and bottling equipment to major wineries; set up another company in New Zealand; talks about cork procedures and changes in the industry

Oral histories

Interview with Roger Macmahon [sound recording] Interviewer: Rob Linn, Part 1 of 2

Interview with Roger Macmahon [sound recording] Interviewer: Rob Linn, Part 2 of 2

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SubjectMacmahon, Roger, 1933-

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SLSA referenceOH 692/93

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Roger Macmahon