s ▁expansion ▁and ▁entry ▁into ▁television ▁advert ising . ▁He ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁Sir ▁Norman ▁Camer on ▁" N . C ." ▁Col es ▁( 1 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁– ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 9 ) ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁George ▁( sen ior )' s ▁second ▁wife ▁Ann ▁Camer on , ▁n ée ▁To pp , ▁in ▁Victoria ▁but ▁was ▁mostly ▁educated ▁in ▁Tas mania . ▁He ▁joined ▁G . ▁J . ▁Col es ▁& ▁Co y . ▁Ltd ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁became ▁man aging ▁director ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁– ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁deput y ▁chairman ▁of ▁K - mart ▁( Austral ia ) ▁Ltd . ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁expansion ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁they ▁opened ▁the ▁store ▁at ▁De va ▁House , ▁Bour ke ▁Street , ▁Melbourne . ▁Brothers ▁Ed gar , ▁Kenneth ▁and ▁Norman ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁Company . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁they ▁had ▁nine ▁stores , ▁all ▁in ▁Victoria . ▁In ▁that ▁year ▁they ▁first ▁offered ▁shares ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁G . ▁J . ▁Col es ▁& ▁Co . ▁Ltd . ▁had ▁ 8 6 ▁stores ▁across