Lindsay fox biography book
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Fox, Lindsay AC
With the Pirates, Melbourne, 1950s
CAREER SUMMARY
Birth
April 19 1937
Sydney NSW Australia
Clubs
VIHA Pirates
Goodall Cups
Nil
Olympics
Selected (team did not compete) Ice Hockey
World Championships
Nil
Life Memberships
Nil
BORN IN SYDNEY AUSTRALIA ON APRIL 19TH 1937, he grew up in Melbourne's Prahran, dropped out of school, bought a second-hand truck on the terms of four quarterly promissory notes, delivered soft drink in summer and fuel in winter. He played VFL with moderate success, "...twenty [games] in the St Kilda firsts and probably 30 or 40 in the reserves". He was even president of the Saints in 1979, prompting Ian Collins to say "He's ensured that the St Kilda Football Club has survived ... thank you for what you've contributed to football, and especially to the St Kilda Football Club".
"I started ice-skating when I was about 12 or 13," he once told reporter George Negus "and I was selected in the Australian team for ice hockey. I met my wife at St Moritz Ice Skating about 1955". The story continued with Hamish McLachlan of the Herald-Sun in 2016. "I was about 17 or 18, and I was physically very fit. I didn’t like running, but I did like ice skating, a
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Our history
In 1956, Linfox founder, Lindsay Fox, started Linfox with one truck in Melbourne, Australia. Today, the Linfox Logistics business has grown to service ten countries across the Asia Pacific region and is part of the broader Fox Group.
Over the years, new business has grown through acquisitions such as Mayne Logistics, FCL Interstate Transport Services and Provincial Freightlines, as well as forming joint ventures, including BevChain with Lion Nathan, and working with Agility Logistics in the resources sector.
More recently, Linfox became the first non-Laos logistics company to operate in Laos with the signing of a joint venture with the Lao Logistics Group.
In 2018, Linfox took full ownership of BevChain, providing a beverage industry solution for Australia and New Zealand.
Today Linfox continues to invest in people, property, assets and systems to deliver growth and prosperity for our customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders.
Based on the values that have helped build the business for over 65 years, our vision is to be the most trusted logistics supplier in the regions in which we operate.
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Lindsay Fox
Australian businessman
Lindsay Fox AC | |
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| Born | Lindsay Edward Fox 1937 (age 87–88) Sydney, Different South Cambria, Australia |
| Education | Melbourne Elevated School |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Organization | Linfox / Fox Holdings |
| Spouse | Paula Grace Peele (m. 1959) |
| Children | 6 |
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Early life
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