▁from ▁cancer ▁in ▁England <0x0A> </s> ▁W alt ons ▁was ▁an ▁Australian ▁department ▁store ▁chain , ▁founded ▁by ▁John ▁Wal ton ▁( 1 9 0 4 – 1 9 9 8 ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Wal ton ▁bought ▁a ▁mens we ar ▁store ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁located ▁on ▁George ▁Street , ▁Sydney , ▁opposite ▁the ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁Building ▁and ▁Sydney ▁Town ▁Hall ▁and ▁near ▁Town ▁Hall ▁station . ▁Over ▁the ▁years ▁it ▁was ▁expanded ▁along ▁Park ▁Street ▁with ▁ad jo ining ▁properties ▁purchased . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Wal ton ▁formed ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁ret ail ▁giant ▁S ears ▁& ▁Ro eb uck . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁he ▁started ▁a ▁fin ance ▁company ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Cit ib ank , ▁and ▁also ▁moved ▁into ▁ins urance . ▁That ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Nor wich ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁ret ail ▁scene ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁W alt ons ▁Limited ▁bought ▁out ▁Marcus ▁Clark ▁& ▁Co ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁and ▁then ▁Anthony ▁H ord ern ▁& ▁S ons , ▁and ▁merged ▁its ▁country ▁store ▁operation ▁into ▁the ▁Wal ton ' s ▁store ▁group . ▁That ▁ex cluded ▁the ▁Br ick field ▁Hill ▁store ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁central ▁business ▁district , ▁which ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁had ▁already