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Item: 39596

Surname: Fisher & Donaldson Stockton Tweed Manufactory (Industry)

First Name: -

Ship: -

Date: 1848 25 March

Place: Stockton

Source: MM

Details: J.S. Barnett, Adelaide agent. Showing first consignment of tweeds to S.A. market

 

Item: 75123

Surname: Fisher & Donaldson Stockton Tweed Manufactory (Industry)

First Name: -

Ship: -

Date: 1846 4 February

Place: Stockton

Source: MM

Details: Received 25 cases of machinery including 2 carding engines, 2 sets of spinning mules per 'General Hewitt' for the Stockton Factory

 

Item: 84235

Surname: Fisher & Donaldson Stockton Tweed Manufactory (Industry)

First Name: -

Ship: -

Date: 1851 5 July

Place: Stockton

Source: MM

Details: Tweed Cloth Manufactory almost completely destroyed by fire. The flames of the furnaces of the 'willy house' ignited some of the adjoining wood work and spread to the washing house and carding room. Due to the exertions of Captain Hyde of the 'Oriental' F

 

Item: 84363

Surname: Fisher & Donaldson Stockton Tweed Manufactory (Industry)

First Name: -

Ship: -

Date: 1851 12 July

Place: Stockton

Source: MM

Details: Estimated loss in the fire at the manufactory at 25 thousand pounds

 

Item: 84913

Surname: Fisher & Donaldson Stockton Tweed Manufactory (Industry)

First Name: -

Ship: -

Date: 1844 18 May

Place: Stockton

Source: MM

Details: Colonial Black Tweed manufactured by Fisher & Donaldson. Believed to be the first black cloth manufactured in the colony

 

Item: 84390

Surname: Stockton Tweed Cloth Manufactory (Industry)

First Name: -

Ship: -

Date: 1851 12 July

Place: Stockton

Source: MM

Details: Reward offered for information leading to apprehension of person who set fire to the premises

 

Item: 86369

Surname: Stockton Tweed Factory (Industry)

First Name: -

Ship: -

Date: 1851 18 October

Place: Stockton

Source: MM

Details: Robert Fisher of the Stockton Tweed factory arrived at the gold fields with seven dray loads of materials. Preparing to open a large store and carry on mining operations

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