Alfred James Gard & Mary Ellen Bruce Carmichael

He then undertook a business trip to Europe, visiting most of the large cities on the Continent. Subsequently he paid a second visit to Europe, when he worked in some of the motor factories in England in order to gain an insight into the business. After about twelve months sojourn abroad, he again returned to the city of his birth and commenced business on his own account as a maker and importer of bicycles at 29. Gouger Street, thte property of his father.

Subsequently his brother (Mr. J. B. Gard) joined him in partnership, and the firm then built more commodious city premises, which were opened in 1905. Messrs. Gard brothers were for some years agents for Messrs. Isaac Hollis & Sons. Birmingham; but now they build their own bicycles, motor cycles, and motor cars, under the name of "Guard", their motor-cycles and cars being driven by petrol and having electrical ignition.

The firm is sole agent in South Australia for the rex Motor Manufacturing Company, Coventry, England. Apart from new work, the main branch of Gard Brothers' business is reparing motors and cycles; and, for up-to-dateness, their plant is quite equal to any in the Commonwealth. The cycle branch especially, is being maintained up tothe highest state of effeciency.

Mr Gard is a member of the Automobile Club of South Australia, and is Vice-President of the Sturt Cycling Club. He is the conductor and organist of the Grote Street Church of Christ Choir and also conductor of the combined Conference Choir of the Churches of Christ in South Australia, the voices in this choir numbering, as a rule about 400. He has been a meber of the the Independent Order of Rechabites since he was eight year of age. In 1898 Mr Gard married Miss M.E.B. Carmichael, a daughter of Mr Andrew Carmichael, J.P. of South Terrace, Adelaide.

Source: Cyclopedia of South Australia.