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Surname: Fisher and Donaldson Stockton Tweed Manufactory (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 18 May 1844
Place: Stockton
Source: Maitland Mercury
Details: Colonial Black Tweed manufactured by Fisher and Donaldson. Believed to be the first black cloth manufactured in the colony
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Surname: Fisher and Donaldson Stockton Tweed Manufactory (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 25 March 1848
Place: Stockton
Source: MM
Details: J.S. Barnett, Adelaide agent. Showing first consignment of tweeds to S.A. market
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Surname: Fisher and Donaldson Stockton Tweed Manufactory (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 4 February 1846
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
84235
Surname: Fisher and Donaldson Stockton Tweed Manufactory (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 5 July 1851
Place: Stockton
Source: Maitland Mercury
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
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Surname: Fisher and Donaldson Stockton Tweed Manufactory (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 12 July 1851
Place: Stockton
Source: Maitland Mercury
Details: Estimated loss in the fire at the manufactory at 25 thousand pounds
49585
Surname: Fordwich Boiling Establishment (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1845 5 July
Place: Fordwich
Source: MM
Details: A. Blaxland. Extensive additions to Boiling Down facility
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Surname: Fordwick Boiling Establishment (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1844 3 August
Place: near Darlington
Source: MM
Details: Blaxland
208014
Surname: Gas Lighting Newcastle (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 31 October 1921
Place: Newcastle
Source: The Newcastle Sun
Details: West Maitland was lighted with gas many years before Newcastle had that illumination. It was as far back as 1857, when Mr. John Tuck established the works in the old historic town, which at the time, and for many years afterwards, was a larger place than Newcastle. The first meeting convened to form a company In Newcastle to make gas, was held in the House Hotel, then one of the leading public-houses in the city. It stood on the spot where Scott s large establishment is erected, in Hunter-street. The date of that gathering, composed of prominent citizens, was December 1, 1865; Other meetings were held in the old courthouse, afterwards the post office). There the company had its birth, and was designated The City of Newcastle Gas and Coke Company. The company was floated with a capital of 10,000 pounds, in 5000 shares of 2 pounds each. Messrs. Alexander Brown, A. Rodgers, Harry Rouse, J. B. Winship, and W. H. Whyte were elected the first permanent directors. The First Gas Jet - A site for the erection of works was secured near Steel-street, at the west end of the city. There the plant was installed, and in a year and nine months after the company was formed the gas was turned on. The date was October 29, 1867 - 54 years ago last Saturday. Then kerosene lamps and sperm candles were discarded for gas in many homes. The streets however, were not lighted with gas until eight years later. The charge for gas to private consumers when the company began operations was at the rate of 14s 6d for 1000 feet. The old gas-holder is still standing on the original site; but in recent years the company acquired a large area in Newtown, Hamilton, where more ex tensive and up-to-date works have been established.
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Surname: George Barrow and Co.,(Industry), Stockton
First Name: George
Ship: LH
Date: 28 July 1866
Place: Stockton
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: George Barrow and Co commenced operations at their new Chemical Works at Stockton where they intend to manufacture Sulphuric and Muriatic Acids
207045
Surname: Gigantic Lily (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 20 January 1866
Place: Minmi and Hexham
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: The leaf of the Gigantic Lily, having a fine fibre, being collected for the making of rope and cordage and for matting. At Hexham many children were employed in gathering the blossom that covers the swamp
137102
Surname: Howden (Industry)
First Name: John
Ship: LH
Date: 16 September 1856
Place: Newcastle
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Details: Developed a new model for a coal tram wagon. Square body, the tail board being moveable to facilitate loading and the whole body moving on two rollers in grooves half way along the carriage. On reaching this point a lever, so placed to disconnect the tail of the Wagon from the frame and at the same time unlock the lower part of the front board is raised. The body tips off and its contents are shot out
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Surname: Hughes (Industry), Newcastle
First Name: Moses
Ship: LH
Date: 19 April 1902
Place: Newcastle
Source: NMH
Details: Mr. Moses Hughes came to Sydney about 37 years ago and started manufacturing fire bricks at Fitzroy and then went to Balmain, where he also carried on business. Thirty five years ago he started the business of Hughes and Drury as fire brick makers at Merewether. Four years later Drury left the business and Mr. Moses Hughes continued adding the manufacture of potteryware to the work. He was the first to introduce pipe making by machinery in this district. Mr. Moses Hughes died in 1879 and the business was then carried on by his son, the late Mr. Samuel Hughes who died in 1900. Another son Mr. Moses Hughes still survives and resides in Merewether. The works are carried on by Mr. Henry Hughes, a son of the late Mr. Samuel Hughes on behalf of his mother and another grandson Mr. F. Hughes is employed at the works
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Surname: Hunter River Soap Works (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1845 11 January
Place: Morpeth
Source: MM
Details: F. Nainby
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Surname: Hunter River Steaming Down Establishment (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 18 September 1852
Place: Hexham
Source: Maitland Mercury
Details: Nott and Grenfell relinquished the Windemere Boiling Down establishment and erecting new premises near Hexham to be known as The Hunter River Steaming Down Establishment
85994
Surname: Ikin's Cabinet Manufactory (industry)
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 24 September
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Situated in front of J.J. McNeal's coach building business
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Surname: Industry - Newcastle
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 5 February 1848
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Court of Petty Sessions Letter Book
Details: Letter 48/38. - Correspondence re the Return of Mines and Manufactories at Newcastle in 1847 - Of the five manufactories the Potteries was included under that heading and the remaining four were not returned for the following reasons - The Rope manufactory was removed from the district. Brewing has long ceased to be carried on. The Smelting Works being incomplete and inoperative were prematurely included in last years Return. The non return of the Salt works attached to the Island was an accidental omission. With reference to the mines, three of the Mines are at the property of the A.A. Company, one at the property of William Brown of Loch End had not been worked and the fifth was only worked for about six months
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Surname: Maitland Industry
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1848 3 June
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: 5 or 6 boiling down establishments in the vicinity of Maitland - Legislative council minutes
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Surname: Maitland Soap Works (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1845 12 April
Place: West Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Stock in trade, household furniture, horse, dray and Plant to be sold by auction. Proprietor directing his attention to other pursuits
96033
Surname: Mears & Buston (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1852 6 November
Place: near the Falls West Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Tobacco manuactory. Advetisement
96034
Surname: Mears, Forster & Ellicott (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1852 6 November
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Cash purchasers of wool sheepskins and hides