Stressed and out of pocket: David Jones’ great-great-great grandson is owed money, too
Ben Nothling, a sixth-generation descendant of the Welsh entrepreneur David Jones, owns a shoe business. He’s owed $130,000 by the collapsed retailer.
Covered by 3 sources from Australia. First reported by The Sydney Morning Herald ·
Headlines compared
Common ground: most headlines mention “pocket David Jones great great great grandson”, “owed money too” and “Stressed”.
Different angles:
- The Australian Financial Review “department store’s collapse”
How 3 newspapers cover this story
Stressed and out of pocket: David Jones’ great-great-great grandson is owed money, too
Ben Nothling, a sixth-generation descendant of the Welsh entrepreneur David Jones, owns a shoe business. He’s owed $130,000 by the collapsed retailer.
Stressed and out of pocket: David Jones’ great-great-great grandson is owed money, too
Ben Nothling, a sixth-generation descendant of the Welsh entrepreneur David Jones, owns a shoe business. He’s owed $130,000 by the collapsed retailer.
David Jones’ descendant owed money from department store’s collapse
Ben Nothling’s footwear business Holster has been caught up in the collapse of the retail institution that was founded by his forebear.
Coverage details
3 outlets from Australia are covering this story: The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review. The Sydney Morning Herald published it first, on November 10, 2026; the last outlet to join was The Australian Financial Review, less than an hour later.
Key names in the coverage: David Jones, Ben Nothling and Welsh.
