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Alfred Lloyd Bickerton, Roebourne

November 19, 2025
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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…

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Perkin Bros, Norseman

November 18, 2025
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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…

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