Boans city department store was a Perth institution from its opening in November 1895 until 1986 when the doors closed for the last time. David Hough was commissioned by the Boan family to research and write a history of the department
store chain, providing an insight into what role the family-owned operation played in the lives of so many people.
History of the department store by a member of the owning family. Also a history of the commercial development of Perth and some of the Irish country of Cork where the Aherns came from.
