Jeremiah KirbyClothing & accessories · Wholesale

About

A river-town supplier

Jeremiah Kirby is a wholesale clothing and accessories business run by Jeremiah from Echuca, Victoria, on the southern bank of the Murray River.

A paddle steamer moored beneath the timber wharf at Echuca.
Pl. 13Echuca wharf, on the Murray. Photograph: Kym Wilson.

The business supplies independent stores with clothing and accessories at wholesale prices: shirts and linen, outerwear and workwear, knitwear, hats, bags and leather goods.

It works by correspondence. Stores write in, Jeremiah replies with what can be supplied and a written quote, and nothing is sent until the store agrees. It is an old-fashioned way of doing business, and a clear one.

Echuca sits where the Campaspe meets the Murray, a few minutes from the New South Wales border. Freight to stores elsewhere in Australia is quoted with each order.

i.

Plain dealing

What can be supplied, and what cannot, is said plainly.

ii.

In writing

Every price, minimum and delivery is written down.

iii.

One correspondent

Letters are answered by Jeremiah personally.

A still inland river reflecting gum trees and sandy banks under a clear sky.
Pl. 14An inland river in clear morning light. Illustrative photograph.

Particulars

Trading as Jeremiah Kirby. Registered to Jeremiah Samuel Kirby, sole trader, ABN 86 737 348 746. Based in Echuca, Victoria. Correspondence: contact@jeremiahkirby.com.au.