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Finders of Relics – Western AustraliaAuthor: admin
Telford Perth
Robert Mitchell Telford was born in Stawell, Victoria in 1888. He excelled in Chemistry and upon graduating from the Stawell School of Mines he was immediately appointed to the analytical staff of Mt Lyell Supersaturates situated in Footscray, Victoria. Robert married Rosa Edith Holmes at St Leonards, NSW in 1917. Arriving soon thereafter in Western Australia he was appointed…
P. Coyle Perth
Philip Coyle established himself as a Wholesale Wine & Spirit Merchant in Perth sometime around August, 1904. His address was listed as 13 Barrack Street, Perthand was located in the spacious basement of Moir’s Buildings in Barrack Street, corner St Georges Terrace, Perth. The property then transferred to The Australian Temperance and General Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited in 1908….
Burns Philp & Co – Fremantle, Esperance & Geraldton
James Burns and Robert Philp commenced trading in 1876 as Burns Philp & Co and the company operated until 2006. The company became incorporated in Sydney in April, 1883 and expanded rapidly with a range of both cargo and passenger ships and they traded predominantly as shipping agents. They ran their own fleet of ships and also engaged the…
Western Australian Ginger Beers & Their Origins
Excelsior Aerated Water Co. West Perth Made by ‘Bendigo Pottery’ – Epsom 5760 (40 Gross)Sept 1923 – Oct 1926 Moore RM Perth Made by ‘Bendigo Pottery’ R. Mackey & Co Ltd. Kalgoorlie Made by ‘Bendigo Pottery’ Epsom 6480 (45 Gross)Sept – Nov 1924 Red Hand Perth Made by ‘Fowler Pottery Sydney’ Claremont Mineral Springs Made by ‘Pinnacle Sydney’
Courtland & Pedersen Sydney Pottery Works – Belmont WA
Charles Richard Courtland was born in Sydney, 1872 and is said to have learnt his trade as a potter at Mashman’s Pottery in Sydney. The name Courtland appears to have been Anglicised from Kortland to Courtland during the 1860’s. Courtland made his way to Northam in Western Australia and is seen there by 1902, however he then established a…
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