1 9 3 9 , ▁as ▁a ▁" Join ery ▁& ▁Cab inet ▁M aker ". ▁As ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁reserved ▁industry , ▁he ▁was ▁rejected ▁for ▁defence ▁service ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁but ▁his ▁work shop ▁supplied ▁the ▁Australian ▁Army ▁with ▁tent ▁flo ors , ▁tent ▁p eg s ▁and ▁other ▁items . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Alfred son ▁purchased ▁an ▁additional ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁from ▁Alice ▁Mc Il w ra ith , ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁his ▁original ▁work shop . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁W idge e ▁saw mill ▁near ▁G ym pie ▁was ▁purchased ▁to ▁supply ▁tim ber ▁to ▁Alfred son ' s ▁operation , ▁and ▁M . W . ▁Alfred son ▁& ▁Company ▁was ▁also ▁formed ▁that ▁year . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁title ▁for ▁a ▁one ▁quarter ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁total ▁land hold ing ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁went ▁to ▁Robert ▁R . ▁Brown , ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁quarter ▁shares ▁being ▁held ▁by ▁Mer v yn ▁Alfred son . ▁ ▁Alfred son ' s ▁join ery ▁complex ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁west , ▁and ▁given ▁a ▁sk yl ight , ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ; ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁extended ▁again ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁By ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁the ▁front ▁( n orth ) ▁elev ation ▁of ▁the ▁join