Book, If God prospers me: a portrait of John Frederick Cato, 1990

Historical information

Purchased when author Ann Blainey spoke to the Surrey Hills Historical Society.
There was a Moran and Cato store in Surrey Hills.

Physical description

This biography tells the story of Fred Cato the businessman, who co-founded the Moran and Cato grocery chain. He was an influential Methodist layman, whose major involvements spanned more than forty years, from the Lonsdale Street Central Mission in 1893 to the Aboriginal Methodist Mission at Yirrkala in 1935. He lived to celebrate his 70th birthday.

Inscriptions & markings

For the History Group, Surrey Hills / with best wishes / Ann.

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