ick ers ▁in ▁Manchester . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁for ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia , ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁stopping ▁at ▁some ▁countries ▁on ▁the ▁way . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁Metropolitan ▁V ick ers . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁Metropolitan ▁V ick ers ▁sent ▁him ▁to ▁their ▁Sydney ▁branch . ▁Here ▁he ▁was ▁heavily ▁involved ▁in ▁his ▁new ▁job ▁and ▁continued ▁studies . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁he ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁exam ination ▁as ▁a ▁corpor ate ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Engine ers , ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Cro ok ▁formed ▁the ▁company , ▁Alan ▁Cro ok ▁Elect rical ▁as ▁an ▁im porter , ▁elect rical ▁engineering ▁and ▁manufact uring ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁with ▁a ▁capital ▁of ▁£ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁The ▁first ▁direct ors ▁were ▁Robert ▁A . ▁Cro ok , ▁Jack ▁S . ▁Wil co x , ▁and ▁Gregory ▁B . ▁K ater . ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁factory ▁in ▁Cam per down ▁and ▁later ▁St ▁Leon ards ▁for ▁producing ▁and ▁assemb ling ▁elect rical ▁components . ▁ ▁Their ▁business ▁indices ▁were ▁in ▁Bar rack ▁St ▁Sydney . ▁They ▁made ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁product , ▁from ▁master ▁and ▁slave ▁clock s ▁to ▁elect rical ▁transmission ▁equipment . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁produced ▁out door ▁switch ge ar ▁and ▁access ories , ▁synchron ous ▁clock s , ▁imp ulse ▁clock ▁systems ▁and ▁timing ▁devices , ▁s ly d lock ▁f uses ,