▁Australia ▁and ▁ 1 6 8 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁G . ▁J . ▁Col es ▁& ▁Co . ▁Ltd . ▁had ▁ 5 7 6 ▁stores ▁and ▁a ▁staff ▁of ▁over ▁ 3 6 , 0 0 0 ▁See ▁Col es ▁Group ▁for ▁a ▁full er ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁company , ▁particularly ▁its ▁later ▁develop ments . ▁ ▁Other ▁He ▁was ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁G . ▁J . ▁Col es ▁& ▁Co ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁when , ▁after ▁some ▁ill ness ▁he ▁handed ▁the ▁leadership ▁role ▁to ▁Arthur , ▁but ▁remained ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁( des p ite ▁very ▁public ▁opposition ▁to ▁his ▁aut ocr atic ▁style ) ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁He ▁maintained ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁retired . ▁ ▁With ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁reduced , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁dev ote ▁his ▁time ▁and ▁energ ies ▁to ▁phil anth rop ic ▁and ▁political ▁causes . ▁He ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Alfred ▁Hospital ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁its ▁honor ary ▁tre as urer . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁St ▁John ' s ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁in ▁To or ak . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁Rot ary ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁its ▁Melbourne ▁club ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁He ▁helped ▁found