Early Development of Kellerberrin Kellerberrin is situated on the Great Eastern Highway, 203 km east of Perth and 55 km west of Merredin. The country around this Wheatbelt town was settled in the 1880s, but the town plan was not drawn up until 1895 and officially gazetted in 1901. Martin & Myers: First Aerated Water Manufacturers (1909–1911) The first…
Early References and Context This story records a moment in time when Alfred Lloyd Bickerton owned an aerated water company in Roebourne between 1920 and 1926.I first came across his name while reading Across the Board: Stories of WA’s Shearing Industry by People Who Worked in the Sheds by Valerie Hobson. Jessie Kennedy mentioned that her father had the…
Early Life and Migration Thomas Charles Attwood was born in England in 1846. According to the 1881 Census, he was working as a hardware and commission agent in St Pancras, London. Around 1890, he arrived in Western Australia with his wife, Kate, and their children, settling in Mount Magnet. Mining Interests In 1892, Attwood became part-owner of the Monarch…
Early Aerated Water Production in Norseman Aerated waters were an essential commodity on the Goldfields from the earliest years of exploration and settlement. Gold was first discovered at Norseman in 1894, and the town was gazetted in 1895. A South Australian company was floated in November 1895 to supply aerated water and condensed water to the fields. A cordial…
Early Life and Family Background: D. Curtis: Perth Glass Works, Havelock Street, Perth Daniel, also known as Donald – Curtis, was born in 1868 at Chain of Ponds near Adelaide, South Australia. He was the fifth of twelve children born to Thomas Curtis and Margaret (née Ferguson). His working life began in the bottle industry at the Lion Brewery…
Early Life and Background Robert Walton was born in Ballarat in 1885 and trained as an engineer. Establishing the Midland Cordial Works In August 1911, Walton began his cordial business in Moora, establishing new premises in Lefroy Street, near the police station.The building measured 42 × 20 feet, with concrete floors and a 10-horsepower Marshall engine in the power…