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In April 1944 Jack Dunn and his wife Winnie commissioned Mr Parosotto of Kempsey to design, build and fit a crane with a 3 ton capacity to the Bliz prime mover at a cost of 400 pounds. This crane was the FIRST MOBILE CRANE ON THE NORTH COAST.

J.H. DUNN MOBILE CRANES was founded.

In 1973 Michael Dunn joined his father, together they increased the size and capacity of the cranes.

The name was changed to J.H. DUNN & SON MOBILE CRANES.

In 1975 Geraldine (Dunn) Yabsley joined her father and brother in the family business.

On the 1st June 1981 the partnership became a company

DUNN’S CRANES (KEMPSEY) P/L

On the 22nd March, 1991, Jack Dunn’s 80th Birthday, he loaded 2000 timber railway sleepers onto rail wagons and then announced his retirement.

1992 Mike Dunn moved to Coffs Harbour due to family commitments and Geraldine took over managing the business.

Geraldine diversified into transport and timber for the railway. This gave rise to two new divisions of Dunn’s Cranes—DCK TRANSPORT and DCK TIMBER SALES.

1993 Mike Dunn returned to Kempsey and rejoined the business.

1994 Dunn’s Cranes purchased AQUA-PORT POOLS maintaining and installing swimming pools between Taree and Macksville.

1999 Mike Dunn moved to Port Macquarie to live.

2001 Dunn’s Cranes in partnership with Brenton Owst-Atkinson of Francrane P/L and Michael Dunn bought MID COAST CRANES in Port Macquarie owned by Russell Bowen. Mike Dunn manages the business.

5th August 2002 Jack Dunn died aged 92 years.

2002 Aqua-Port Pools was sold to John Burton.

Dunn’s Cranes has worked consistently for the NSW railways since 1944. We are the largest suppliers of railway sleepers in NSW.

Dunn’s Cranes (Kempsey) P/L is the oldest mobile crane company in Australia.

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