The word SEDNA seems to have been derived from the parent company name Deans, Logan & Co Ltd, Belfast, Ireland. Certainly it has been linked as a transposition of a word like “Deans” or “Andes” where the Coca Extract same from. The Snaed Manufacturing Co became Deans, Logan around 1897 so a permutation of Snaed, Deans and Andes is…
The Penfolds Vineyards were established near Adelaide, South Australia in 1844 by Christopher & Mary Penfold having emigrated from Sussex, England. They settled at Magill Estate close to Adelaide establishing their iconic vineyard. The company was later run by members of the Penfold – Hyland families and remains a significant Australian company. The vineyard and family history is well…
The origin of “The Adelaide Cafe” are with William Magill Robins and his sister Phoebe Jane Robbins who commenced trading as “The Adelaide Cafe” at 33-35 Howick Street Perth around October, 1895. They had come to Perth from Adelaide and advertised to provide foods and best wines and cordials. During 1897, Howick Street was renamed to Hay Street. In…
Richard Holmes arrived in Perth from Queensland around 1890 and by mid 1891 had entered into a partnership with John Cruickshank in Murray Street, Perth trading as wholesale grain and produce merchants. On the 1st December, 1892 this partnership was dissolved and Richard Holmes continued in that business at the Murray Street premises as a Merchant and Importer. His…
The premises at 411 Wellington Street, Perth was occupied by Ferstat Bros, fruiterer’s in 1908 and 1909. From 1910 to 1913 Hiram Hoffman was a fruiterer there and in 1914 he advertised as fruiterer and also wine saloon. Unexpectedly Hiram Hoffman was suddenly found deceased 16th January, 1914, whereupon Morris Hoffman is seen running the “Westralia Wine Saloon” at…
Robert Alexander Andrews was born in Queensland and is said to have arrived in Western Australia around the age of 20. He appears to have been a gardener in the Cuthbert region on the south coast of Western Australia from 1916 and later a contractor at nearby Marbelup before purchasing the deceased estate of Antone Rerecich in Ivanhoe Street,…
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