John Frederick Read was the fifth of twelve children born to parents Mark and Ann Read of Perth and he was their third son. He went by the name Frederick John Read or the preferred Fred J. Read. His grand parents George and Elizabeth Read and family including father Mark arrived in the Swan River Colony from Dorset, England…
In 1907 a syndicate of investors opened the Northam Brewery and Refrigerating Company Limited on a new site as the Eclipse Brewery was considered inadequate to cope with future trade. Henry Edmeades was a syndicate member so for a few years he held interests in both the new brewery and the older Eclipse Brewery. A prime 5 acre site on…
In May 1891 Sydney Gibbings purchased a half acre property in Gregory Street, Northam close to the corner of Burgoyne Street. By December 1892 he opened the “Knight Templar Cordial Manufactory” in partnership with a Mr Carstairs. Gibbings is believed to be the first aerated water manufacturer to use embossed marble bottles in Northam. They are embossed simply as…
A newspaper report dated 10 October 1903 lists Robert G Meares as having won first prize for aerated waters at the Northam Agricultural Show. This may be about the year his company was formed. From 1906 to 1911 Meares is described as occupying premises in Fitzgerald Street, Northam. While there is no conclusive evidence, it is likely that R…
James Albert Turner conducted a cordial factory in Goomalling from 1912 to 1923 before relocating to a new factory at 5-7 Peel Terrace, Northam. The factory was situated on the north east corner of Peel Terrace and Fitzgerald Street on property owned by Cecil and George Throssell. A 1928 newspaper saw Turner advertising as selling Aerated Water & Hop…
Henry Gratte came to Western Australia and is recorded as manager of the Acme Company in Coolgardie during the period 1899 – 1901. Acme Co traded as aerated water manufacturers and wine and spirit merchants but folded around 1902. By 1904 Gratte and wife Amelia had relocated to Northam taking up employment with Henry Edmeades as brewer at the…
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