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Flick, William Albert (1890 - 1980)

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Bacteriologist and Business executive

Born: 14 February 1890 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 10 May 1980 Newport, New South Wales, Australia.

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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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/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003534. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 31 July 2006

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