Person
Flick, William Albert (1890 - 1980)
- Born
- 14 February 1890
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 10 May 1980
Newport, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Bacteriologist and Business executive
Summary
William Albert Flick developed a powder to exterminate termites on his dairy farm in about 1916 and began his pest control business in 1918. His advertising slogan, "Remember - one flick and they're gone", made his company a household name.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- White, Richard, 'Flick, William Albert (1890-1980), pest exterminator' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1996), p. 186. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140199b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24041041. Details
- 'Flick, William Albert (1890-1980)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469974. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_f.html. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 31 July 2006
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