The Smith's Snackfood Company was enlarged in 1930. During the depression, Smith travelled to Australia to expand the business. The company nearly went under during this time and had to be propped back up by a small number of visitors and investors. The company bounced back and expanded its brands, aided with the help of advancing technology. Smiths was later owned by biscuit company Nabisco, BSN and finally sold to American company PepsiCo in the 1990s. Subsequently, Pepsico withdrew the brand, in favour of popular British brand Walkers, which had been heavily marketed in a campaign using ex-footballer turned television presenter Gary Lineker. Many
S. Talbot Smith member of the weekly program "Information Please" broadcast on Radio 5AD from 1940 to 1949. It was broadcast "live" with a studio audience, with the "experts" attempting to answer questions sent in by listeners. Other panelists were Dr. J. J. Bray, A. M. Bills (a master at SPC) and Steve McKee (football journalist). He was also Talbot Smith was awarded an OBE in 1941. S(ydney) Talbot Smith BA LLB (1861– 3 October 1948) married Florence Oliver Chettle ( – 21 September 1935) on 2 June 1887; their children were: S. Talbot Smith Sydney Talbot Smith OBE (21 April 1861 –