Editor Trudi Anne Gribble Author Vivienne Sinclair The History of Aerated Water Manufacturing in Margaret River Today, Margaret River is a destination known for its surfing and wine culture, but years ago, it was a heavily forested region where dairy farmers labored to establish their farms. In the 1940s, in addition to the town’s hotel, Thomas Henry Vickers began…
Editor Trudi Anne Gribble Author Vivienne Sinclair The Hordern Hotels Unique Marble Bottle The Hordern Hotel, located in Narrogin, Western Australia, is notable for its marble bottle, one of the few hotel bottles in the state. This unique bottle was produced by Cannington & Shaw of Lancashire, England. The hotel’s licensee, Michael Brown, was born in Ireland in 1850…
Editor: Trudi Anne Gribble Author: Vivienne Sinclair William Hellyar Cooper was born in Perth in 1870, and his business partner, Frederick Mortimer Blanton, was born in Melbourne in 1875. Cooper attended Perth High School (now Hale School) and at age 16, travelled to the Murchison with his brother-in-law, R. D. O’Grady. He worked as a station hand in the…
Edited by Trudi Anne Gribble Author Vivienne Sinclair George Thomas Davis: Entrepreneur and Prospector George Thomas Davis was born around 1859 and married Elizabeth Collison in Dubbo, New South Wales, in 1879. This marriage did not last, and Davis subsequently moved to Silverton, Broken Hill, and the Tarrawingee Flux Quarries in New South Wales. The quarries produced limestone carbonate,…
Editor Trudi Anne Gribble Author Vivienne Sinclair John Joseph O’Heney was born in Ireland in 1878 and arrived in Fremantle around 1892 with his widowed mother, Catherine, and his siblings. They settled on Russell Street in Beaconsfield, and by 1903, John listed his occupation as a factory hand. It’s likely he was involved in producing pickles and sauces, as…
Editor Trudi Anne Gribble Author Vivienne Sinclair Western Preserving Works John Joseph O’Heney was born in Ireland in 1878 and arrived in Fremantle around 1892 with his widowed mother, Catherine, and his siblings. They settled on Russell Street in Beaconsfield, and by 1903, John listed his occupation as a factory hand. It’s likely he was involved in producing pickles…
Western Australian based group dedicated to the finding and preservation of relics of all sorts.