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FILM AUSTRALIA PRESENTS The Fabric of a Dream - The Fletcher Jones Story Writer/director Dennis K. Smith Producer Melanie Coombs Executive producer Penny Robins Narrated by Wendy Hughes Duration 52 minutes A Film Australia National Interest Program in association with Melodrama Productions. Produced with the assistance of Film Victoria and in association with SBS Independent. ? 2006 Film Australia AN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT-OWNED COMPANY, FILM AUSTRALIA IS A LEADING PRODUCER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF TELEVISION DOCUMENTARIES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. .au Synopses One line synopsis The story of how a shellshocked war veteran took to the road as a hawker and ended up creating a national icon. One paragraph synopsis This is the story of how a shellshocked World War One veteran, who’d left school at 12, ended up creating a national icon. An inspiring man with bold and imaginative ideas, Fletcher Jones was influenced by Japanese reformer Toyohiko Kagawa, one of the most remarkable social activists of his time. Jones established his clothing design, retail and manufacturing business with an emphasis on quality, service and innovation. But his primary concern was for people - both his customers and his workers - and they, in turn, were intensely loyal. This is a celebration of the man and his dream - of a model working environment based on values other than simple profit - set against the backdrop of 20th century history. One page synopsis This is the story of how a shellshocked World War One veteran, who’d left school at 12, took to the road as a hawker and ended up creating a national icon. The clothing design, retail and manufacturing business that he established in the small Victorian town of Warrnambool would, at its peak, encompass 55 stores around Australia and employ over 2750 people. It was called Fletcher Jones Staff, because t