Tontine Group what is a commodity market," she said. "In other countries there is no market leader because manufacturers tended to stay in their local areas." As the company is well known, it is referenced in jokes. For example, an Australian legal newsletter said of an alleged swindler who padded his timesheets "that at one stage pillow makers Tontine were said to be interested in sponsoring him." Duvets in Australia are known by the genericized trademark "Doona"; the brand name is owned by the Tontine Group. The brand name was acquired by Tontine in 1991 when Pacific Dunlop took over the Northern
Heytesbury Pty. Ltd. and took sole ownership of the company. Heytesbury now owns a number of large cattle stations in Northern Australia (including Mount Sanford Station and the famous Victoria River Downs), Vasse Felix (Margaret River's first winery) and the thoroughbred stud Heytesbury Stud near Perth. Vasse Felix has established itself as a strong wine brand in Australia. Heytesbury Pty. Ltd. Heytesbury Pty. Ltd. is the privately owned company of the Holmes à Court family in Western Australia. Originally called Heytesbury Holdings, the company was formed by Robert Holmes à Court in the 1970s as the holding company of his rapidly expanding financial