2 , ▁and ▁Brown ' s ▁quarter ▁share ▁was ▁transferred ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Mer v yn ▁and ▁M av is ' s ▁daughter ▁Jean ette ▁had ▁worked ▁at ▁M . W . ▁Alfred son ▁& ▁Company ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁finished ▁school , ▁becoming ▁prof ic ient ▁in ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁join ery ▁and ▁manufact ure ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁doing ▁office ▁work . ▁With ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁health ▁failing , ▁she ▁gradually ▁assumed ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁business , ▁which ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁special ist ▁tim ber ▁join ery ▁and ▁cabinet ▁making ▁for ▁custom ▁orders . ▁Government ▁tend ers ▁were ▁won , ▁especially ▁for ▁schools . ▁Do ors ▁and ▁windows ▁were ▁also ▁supplied ▁for ▁the ▁Public ▁Works ▁Department ▁in ▁Queensland . ▁Over ▁the ▁years ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁from ▁Co or an ▁and ▁nearby ▁towns ▁were ▁employed ▁by ▁M . W . ▁Alfred son ▁& ▁Company . ▁At ▁its ▁peak ▁the ▁business ▁employed ▁ 3 2 ▁men , ▁plus ▁logging ▁contract ors , ▁carri ers ▁and ▁sub cont ract ors , ▁and ▁over ▁ 6 0 ▁app rent ices ▁lear nt ▁their ▁trade ▁in ▁the ▁factory . ▁ ▁A ▁weather board ▁cl ad ▁building ▁at ▁ 3 2 ▁King ▁Street , ▁with ▁fol ding ▁gar age ▁doors ▁and ▁a ▁saw ▁to oth ▁roof , ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁as ▁an ▁office ▁for ▁Jean ette ▁Alfred son , ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" front ▁office " ▁of ▁the ▁join ery