JOHN GEORGE THOMPSON was born in Fremantle in 1865. His father George Thompson was a partner in the firm Thompson & Sendey & Co. Ltd. They were situated in Muatt Street, Fremantle and Hay street in Perth. Their business interests comprised Estate and Land Agents, Auctioneers, Commission Agents and also Wine, Spirits and Beer Merchants. One line imported in…
James Sloan was born in Fremantle to Irish immigrant Daniel Sloan and his wife Eliza Ann nee Cowcher in 1847. He married in Bunbury in 1876 and he and wife Margaret nee Pratt had nine children. James Sloan began his aerated water and mineral water factory in Wittenoom Street, Bunbury about August 1892. Also operating at the time was…
LLEWELLYN JAMES COLEMAN was born in England in 1902 to William Isaiah Coleman and wife Ellen. “Jims” father William had arrived in Australia in the 1890’s and c1895 he had travelled overland to the Kimberley region of WA with George Moss from Queensland and settled at Halls Creek, joining the gold rush. William Coleman married wife, Ellen Farrow at…
Henry George Lamont was born in Northern Ireland in 1867 and arrived in WA when he was 30 years old. He settled in Menzies with his brother where they traded under the name Lamont Bros, Blacksmith & Wheelwrights in 1898. They still resided there in 1900 but by July, the business was listed for sale. Henry moved to Leonora…
There has been conjecture regarding the initials GSR, but a descendant of the owners, suggested, because of the factory proximity to the railway line & also as the Piesse family were instrumental in having the line routed through Katanning, the initials GSR stands for Great Southern Railway. The Great Southern Railway Aerated Water Company would become well known in…
HENRY HUNTER TYRER was born in Victoria in 1868. He came to Lawlers, in the Shire of Leonora, around 1896. It was situated 8 kms from Leonora. The town was gazetted in July 1896 so he was one of the first to set up business here. The town grew quickly in the first 12 months, with stores, hotels and…
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