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"Annandale.
Mr. J. J.Maxwell, one of the candidates for the position of alderman in the Annandale Council, addressed a large meeting of the ratepayers last night, at Lappan's Colonnade Hall, Johnston street. Mr. O. C Beale occupied the chair. The candidate advocated a number of reforms in the working of the borough, and the disposal of garbage by incineration..." - The Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 9 February 1901 page 14
Annandale and Leichhardt Garbage Destructor
"Thursday, October 16 was a red-letter day in the annals of the boroughs of Annandale and Leichhardt" It was reported that a Meldrum patent Simplex Destructor was opened in the old quarry at the corner of Catherine and Hill Streets and in due course the residue clinker can be deposited on the site and reclaim a valuable building site. The destructor was constructed of substantial brickwork, corrugated iron an circular ironwork roof with chimney stack 80ft High. - The Sydney Mail, 22 Oct 1902 (viewed 27 October 2011)
Alderman Thomas Hughes (Mayor of Sydney) proposed "Success to tho Boroughs of Leichhardt and Annandale," coupled with the names of tho mayors of the boroughs and Alderman Allen Taylor. He said that the connection with the municipal life of the city, it must be a source of great gratification to know their representatives were alive to the duties attaching to the welfare of the people under modern conditions...Alderman W. Wells (Mayor of Annandale) and Alderman T. P. Treadgold (Mayor of Leichhardt) responded to the toast, as also did Alderman Taylor....Mr. O. C. Beale (president of the Chamber of Manufactures) proposed the health of Messrs. J. Barre Johnston and Co. and success to the Simplex destructor. - 1902 'ANNANDALE AND LEICHHARDT GARBAGE DESTRUCTOR.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 18 October, p. 7, viewed 26 November, 2011, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14501331
THE KETCH ANNANDALE FOUNDERS. NEAR SMOKY CAPE. ALL HANDS SAVED.
The auxiliary ketch Annandale one of the best known of the fleet of vessels employed in tho coastal timber trade and belonging to the firm of Messers Allen Taylor and Co Limited foundered at sea early yesterday morning while on a voyage from Sydney, bound for the Bellinger river...1907 'COASTAL SHIPWRECK.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 13 March, p. 9, viewed 5 February, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14845099
The Sydney City Council Surveyor checked out the destructor and were impressed in July 1903
Request that Street Sweeping be deposited on the Tennis Courts...more
ANNANDALE.
On the recommendation of the garbage committee the Annandale Council has agreed to approach the Glebe, Petersham and Balmain councils with the object of securing more work for the destructor. It was stated that at present the machine was not being fully employed...The Sydney Morning Herald Friday 11 March 1904 page 8
Sydney City Archives (1909/0975) Correspondence between Sydney City and Leichhardt Councils regarding disposal of Camperdown Garbage at the Annandale-Leichhardt Destructor
ANNANDALE TRAM FACILITIES.
Representatives from the municipal councils and residents of Annandale, Leichhardt, and Camperdown were yesterday introduced to the Minster for Works by Mr Mahoney, MLA , with the request that the projected Booth Street tramway should be constructed. It was strongly represented to the Minster that the district which would be served by the tram was greatly in need of such a means of communication, because it was in no way served by the existing lines - 1903 'ANNANDALE TRAM FACILITIES.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954), 21 May, p. 8, viewed 3 March, 2011, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14556655
At this time, trams ran along Booth St. According to Sydney/Newcastle Tramway History the Balmain Line tram ran from Balmain Road along Booth and Taylor Sts to Glebe and another line ran along Paramatta Rd.
"I saved up all my 1d. tram tickets riding from Annandale to Central Railway..and pursued my friends for the rest". Powerhouse Museum Collection: Dress decorated with tram tickets, 1906
A TRIUMPH IN TIMBER.
MESSES. LANGDON AND LANGDON'S YARDS.
A Prosperous Enterprise.
(See illustrations on pages 36 and 37.)
From any of the surrounding hills of the Glebe, Forest Lodge, Annandale, or Balmain, the extensive premises of Messrs. Langdon and Langdon, timber merchants and saw millers, at Rozelle Bay, show up to great advantage.
...THE WORK OF TRANSPORT.
Generally speaking, in reaching virgin forests of any extent, the class of country traversed is rough and difficult of access, and as these lands do not readily lend themselves to agricultural pursuits, a large number of persons, who would otherwise be unoccupied, find employment in felling, transport, and working of timber.
....Formerly the space occupied was 3% acres, with a water frontage of about 550 feet to Rozelle Bay, Annandale, the situation being directly at the foot of Johnston-street, and at the end of the second tram section from Circular Quay. Finding this accommodation altogether Inadequate, owing to the rapid growth of the business, an additional area was secured to bring up the total area to over 12 ncres, with a water frontage to the bay of 1300 feet. As there is at all times a considerable quantity of shipping nt the yards, this wharfnge accommodation forms a busy and very yaluable feature to the premises.- 1907 'A Triumph in Timber—Messrs. Langdon and Langdon's Yards.', Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907), 25 December, p. 36, viewed 4 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71600027
Mr. Barton replied to the toast of '"The Commonwealth" at a luncheon today in connection with the opening of a new factory erected at Annandale by Messrs. Beale and Co... - 1901 'THE COMMONWEALTH.', The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), 27 December, p. 4, viewed 26 November, 2011, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9576929
The Beale Piano factory was opened in 1902 by Sir Edmund Barton, Australia's first Prime Minister. Beale and Co were the first to produce Veneer in Australia.
ILLUSTRATIONS of MAIN BUILDING, TRAFALGAR STREET and VIEW PROM MAIN BUILDING.
BEALE'S PIANO FACTORIES, ANNANDALE. FIRST AND ONLY IN AUSTRALASIA.
The Actions are all made by Isermann, of Hamburg, the leading maker of Germany. We manufacture more of the constituent parts of a plano than any piano maker in Europe. We have our own iron and brass foundries, drying kilns, mills, iron shops, and all else complete, at command. The various departments are driven by steam and electricity. Electric light throughout. The most modern plant and installation in the trade. We have been granted, throughout the world, patents for serious improvements in vital portions of the construction.
"THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW" of NEW YORK, "THE MUSIC TRADES' REVIEW" of LONDON, and "COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE," all of them trade authorities, say that "Messrs. Beale and Co. have Large Pianoforte Manufactories near Sydney, and find their Goods Command a Sale as ready as that enjoyed by Importations from Europe or America. The More Delicate Pieces of Mechanism are Imported. The Employees are Chiefly from Great Britain or Germany, and earn good wages."
That is true, as far as it goes, but is not strong enough. Beale and Co. distribute £ 30,000 every year in wages. - 1902 'Advertising.', Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907), 3 May, p. 41, viewed 23 November, 2011, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71523604
Beale introduced the all-iron tuning system, for which a patent was granted in 1902. This tuning system was referred to in earlier Beale pianos as the "Beale-Vader tuning system". - Wikipedia. Though the plate affixed to a "Beale Patent Drawing Room Semi Grand" indicates it was the Beale-Vader Wrest-Steel-Plank that was Patented throughout the world.
VICE-REGAL VISIT TO BEALE'S FACTORY. (See illustration on page 37.)
The Governor-General and Lady Northcote paid a visit last week to Messrs. Beale and Company's, pianoforte faotory at Annandale, near Sydney. Under the guidance of Mr. O. C. Beale, the vice-regal visitors, who were accompanied by Mr. H. Share, R.N., private secretary, Inspected the Iron foundry, the brass and gun metal work shops, the mills and veneer shops, and the main factory, where are included the cabinet making shops and all the various departments devoted to the actual work of pianoforte con struction. - 1905 'VICE-REGAL VISIT TO BEALE'S FACTORY.', Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907), 7 June, p. 24, viewed 20 October, 2011, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71503117
"By Royal Letters Patent
Made in Australia,
With Beale-Vader Patent Iron Wrest-Plank
DURING THE WHOLE HISTORY OF PIANO MAKING STRENUOUS EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TOWARDS ATTAINING PERMANENCE IN PITCH AND TUNE. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DEVISE AN IRON WREST PLANK (OR TUNING-BLOCK) TO FORM PART OF THE USUAL IRON FRAME, AND INTO WHICH THE WREST (OR TUNING) PINS COULD BE SO PLACED THAT THE IRON STRUCTURE WOULD TAKE UP THE WHOLE STRAIN OF THE STRINGS. IN GERMANY. AMERICA, ENGLAND, FRANCE, AUSTRIA-IN EVERY LAND WHERE PIANO ARE MANUFACTURED -DEVICES INTENDED TO SUPPLY THIS WANT ARE PATENTED ALMOST EVERY WEEK. BUT NOT ONE OF THESE ATTEMPTS HAS PROVEN ENTIRELY SUCCESSFUL, AND THE FACT REMAINS THAT BY ALL MAKERS, OTHER THAN OURSELVES, THE WREST-PLANK IS MADE OF WOOD...." - 1907 'Advertising.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 2 February, p. 13, viewed 4 November, 2011, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5054513
AUSTRALIAN PIANOS. BEALE AND CO.'S PERTH BRANCH. THE OPENING FUNCTION. Yesterday, the Australian firm of piano manufacturers--Messrs. Beale and Co., of Sydney, opened a branch business in Perth. ...AUSTRALIAN PIANOS. (1904, April 16). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954), p. 9. Retrieved June 9, 2011, from http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/25086134
"In other constructions where a metal plate is used, the pins often break due to seizure in the plate especially if the time between tunings is long. The pins can also bend about the stress point when being tuned and set for example, of the Beale and Vader type as described in the Australian patent application 8777/07 filed the 22nd May 1907." - http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5471902/description.html (viewed 4 Nov 2011)
BEALE PIANOS Awarded the GRAND PRIZE "for tonal qualities and general excellence," FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION, LONDON, 1908. ... Recently we took the highesttaward-the Grand Prize and three gold medals at the France-British Exhibition, for fonal qualities, woodwork, metalwork, inventions, and factory organisation. We invite you to come and inspect the Beale Pianos at any time; or we shall be pleased to send you our catalogue and full particulars. Remember that in buying a Beale Piano you are buying direct from the makers, saving all middlemen's and agents' profits, and 25 per cent. duty into the bargain. And you are pbtaining the most durable instrument in the world, with musical qualities second to none. Beale and Co., Ltd.. 837 Hay-street, in His Majesty's Theatre Buildings. - 1910 'Advertising.', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954), 19 February, p. 11, viewed 9 June, 2011,http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/26249845
"The new Strand Palace Hotel, London, is the most conspicuous success of the world's metropolis. Only Beale Australian pianos are used in this gorgeous caravansera... In the grand concert hall the famous Coldstream Guards Band performs every day to the accompaniment of a Beale Piano " - 1910 'Advertising.', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954), 10 February, p. 5, viewed 9 June, 2011, http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/26249062
"PIANO, Upright Boudoir Grand, Beale, almost new, excellent tone, cost £90, sell £65. M???, this office - 1910 'Advertising.', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954), 4 February, p. 3, viewed 9 June, 2011, http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/26248590
"CHILDREN'S MUSICAL COMPETITIONS (Accompaniments on Beale Piano), And RECITATIONS."- 1910 'Advertising.', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954), 23 February, p. 1, viewed 9 June, 2011 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/26250101
"Beale and Co. design their own frames,. calculate and set out on plan the scale, this being one of the most difficult and technical departments of piano manufacture, requiring exceptional skill and training, make their own patterns, and cast the frame, together with the metal parts, including even the candelabra, handles, and castors, in their own foundry. Their patented tuning system, whereby the troublesome wooden wrest-plank is eliminated, is of special interest. The company's manager states that there are over 300 skilled artisans employed at the Annandale factory, the total employees num bering upwards of 500." - The West Australian Wednesday 11 October 1911
"The range of trades incorporated into the Annandale factory was astonishing and the craftmanship second to none. Frames were hand strung with minute attention to coil spacing and string angle." -BealeHistory
Picture Australia images of veneer and plywood logs being unloaded from barge.
During 1998, the building underwent major renovation, which has transformed it into a residential complex. See "Piano factory, heritage report", 1997, prepared by Robert irving for Walker Corporation. Available in the local studies collection, Leichhardt Library.
The National Library of Australia, has a Beale catalogue published around 1903: Piano Catalogues: A Window Into Industry, Trade and Australian Social History. Photographs of the exterior and operations of the Beale Piano Factory at photosau.com
Mr. Beale was alleged to have accused Mr Voigt of 'common spying' during a visit which he had made to Mr. Beale's factory. Mr. Voigt, through an interpreter, said the German equivalent of the words complained of were used.' - 1914 '"COMMON SPYING.".', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 28 May, p. 7, viewed 19 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59399918
The Beale story continues...
For more on Pianos in Annandale see Ronisch Piano dumped on Curb
In June 2011, Beverly wrote from Melbourne: 'Under the Keyboard:- "Austral Queen" Upright Grand. Manufacturer's Patent:- "The Beale-Vader", Steel wrest-plank, patented throughout the world. Beale-Vader emblem on the key to lock keyboard lid. Steel framed, at the bottom of the frame is a number 8368 I found another which I think is the serial number 18574, on both sides of the piano where the top lid sits on.Piano key are lovely and white, haven't turned yellow.'. A serial number of 18574, indicates the piano was manufactured in 1908.
Photographs of "By Royal Letters Patent Lion & Unicorn Crest Dieu et Mon Droit Made in Australia....Exhibition LONDON MDCCCVII" Crest, "How to Preserve the Piano for a Lifetime Instructions inside a Beale Semi grand Piano", "Beale Patent Sydney Drawing Room Semi Grand", Keyboard and Hammers, were taken in Perth in April 2011.
"Messrs. Beale and Co., Limited, of Trafalgar street, Annandale, have an attractive exhibit, including five of their patent steel wrest-plank pianos. The instruments are exact reproductions of those exhibited at the Franco British Exhibition, where they Bocured the Grand Prix (the highest possible award) for tonal qualities and general excellence, gold medal for "perfection of woodwork," and gold modal for "Inventions." The pianos wero constructed at Annandale, Sydney, by Australian workmen from Australian materials, and are specially built to withstand the severity of our Australian climate. Another feature of the instruments is the five-ply woodwork, which prevents cracking, splitting or warping." - The Sydney Morning Herald Tuesday 17 November 1908
Sydney's Power House Museum's collection includes a Beale upright concert grand with serial number 23856 which dates from about 1909, possibly catalogued as Upright pianoforte, Beale, Sydney, 1908-1914, an Upright Piano, 'Hapsburg', timber / metal, made for Beale & Company, [Germany / Australia], 1882-1902. Also a 1927 Player piano and a 1925 Upright player piano, Mastertouch recording piano No 1, made by Beale and Company, recording piano used by Mastertouch Piano Roll Company, Crystal Street, Petersham, New South Wales, Australia
I have recently restored a Beale player and they have no wooden pinblock. They use a system designed by Vader (German) which has a full cast plate and which is about 1" thick where the pins go. The pins have a 3/8" tapered section and are 1-1/2" long. They push in from the back and have a locking screw which locks the taper up. Unusual "Iron Tuning System" in Beale Piano By Peter Coggins
My great grand father was Johann Carl (Karl?) Vader and his birth was registered in Hamburg but that is not where he was born. We know he died in 1911 in Sydney Australia aged 51. It is believed he had an imput into the Beale-Vader piano...Genealogy of Vader family dating back to 1600 in The Netherlands
"At the request of Mr. O. C. Beale, President Roosevelt has sent a message to Australia, expressing his interest in the democratic island continent."
"Beware of keeping the Far North empty," the President says, "and encourage the immigration of southern Europeans." -
1905 'SUMMARY.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 4 December, p. 1, viewed 26 November, 2011, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14747830
During a recent visit to Sydney the writer took advantage of an invitation to inspect the factories of that ' enterprising firm, Beale and Co., limited. Situated, in Trafalgar-street, Annandale, is the main building-a magnificent block-and at the rear are the drying kilns, foundry, timber sheds, timber machinery mills, iron shops, electroplating shops, and veneer rooms, the whole covering a floor space of about two acres. Australian timber is used-Castanospermum (Aus- tralian walnut) from the Richmond River. clear pine from Queensland, and other woods, all cut to specifica- tions, and then seasoned in the kilns and drying sheds at Annandale. The company also design their own car- vings, which are executed entirely by hand by their own skilled artisans. -1907 'HOW TO MAKE A PIANO.', Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), 21 July, p. 3 Section: FIRST SECTION, viewed 5 February, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57574804
A PIANO FACTORY ABLAZE.
Messrs Beale and Co 's piano and sewing machine factory, situated at Nelson-street, Annandale, was the scene of a destructive fire at an early hour this morning. The outbreak, which was confined by the Fire brigades in attendance to one branch of the premises, resulted in what is known as the mill department being completely destroyed.
1901 'DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT ANNANDALE.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 22 March, p. 5, viewed 5 February, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14337921
The works of the company are at Annandale, and are the largest of their character in the Commonwealth. They are . equipped with the latest'machinery, carefully se lected from all parts of the world. The company make a speciality of boxes for export, such as those used for butter, potatoes, etc., and the fa cilities of their factory are such that cases enough for the supply of the Commonwealth can easily be turned out. Other lines made by - the firm include boxes for tea, jam, meat, cheese, soap, candles, bacon, flowers, wines, spirits, cor dials, confectionery, as well as crates for the ex port of poultry, rabbits, and other game. Branding in one, two, or three colors (for which special machines are used) is another, branch to which the firm give attention.. A special prize and gold medal was awarded the firm for their exhibit. Mr. Al bert Guthrey is the manager of the Union Box Company, whose factory is located at Rozelle Bay, and Jóhnstone-street, Annan dale, Sydney. 1902 'The Exhibit of the Union Box Company.', Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907), 12 April, p. 26, viewed 5 February, 2012,
SATURDAY'S STORM:ANNANDALE FACTORY FLOODED.
During Saturday's storm the factory of tho Cork Manufacturing Company, In Trafalgar street, Annandale, was flooded, owing to the drain in the street not being large enough to take the immense body of water. Boys in the factory had to remove their boots in order to get away from tho machines. The factory and office had about two feet of water on the floor, and considerable damage was done to a valuable stock. - The Sydney Morning Herald 26 November 1912
BOX FACTORY ALIGHT:FIRE AT ANNANDALE.
At about 1am today a fire broke out in Bromley's Federal Box Factory, Susan Street, Annandale, near Parramatta Road. - The Sydney Morning Herald 15 May 1912
BLAZE AT ANNANDALE IN A CANISTER FACTORY - Sydney Morning Herald 18 December 1912
Annandale Firms in State Records
From a rented house in Annandale he made and sold 'White Cloud' shoe cleaner...Hat blocking machine, 1900 - 1930 (Powerhouse Museum collection)
Yesterday morning a small weatherboard cottage of three rooms, used as a factory by Messrs. Schofield and Company, in View street, Annandale, was burnt out.
The outbreak was started through a quantity of turpentine, which was being heated over a spirit stove for the purpose of manufacturing linoleum cream, becoming Ignited. - 1907 'SMALL FACTORY DESTROYED.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 18 July, p. 5, viewed 5 February, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14864545
See description of Taylor Brothers Jam manufacturing process
"TAYLOR BROTHERS' BOX FACTORY BURNT OUT.... A GREAT BLAZE....FOURTEEN HUNDRED POUNDS DAMAGE, Shortly before 2 o'clock this morning a fire waa discovered in the box factory of tho building occupied by Messrs Taylor Brothers as a jam factory, at the corner of Booth and Trafalgar streets Annandale..."The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 25 December 1902
The Taylor Brothers Jam Exhibit -
All jams bearing the nairne of "Taylor." in any way, and not toeing of Taylor Brothers' 'manufacture, must have distinctly and legibly printed on the package, "No connection with the Firm of Taylor Brothers," and distributors and the public are warned against imitations and piracy of the name Taylor Brothers, Annandale....1898 'Taylor Brothers' Jam.', Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907), 23 April, p. 23, viewed 5 February, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71285685
MOLONG.-This year there is a mammoth crop of pears, peaches, and cherries at the Bunnarong orchard, near Cumnock. This orchard, which is being leased by Messrs. Taylor Bros., jam manufacturers...1909 'THE FRUIT CROP.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 13 November, p. 9, viewed 5 February, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15110675
A lad named Joseph M'Caun, 16, residing in Weston-road, Balmain, fell down some stairs at Taylor Brothors' jam factory yesterday. He was conveyed to the Prince Alfred Hospital, whore he was found to be suffering from concussion of the brain, and admitted for treatment...1902 'FALL FROM A TRAM.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 22 August, p. 6, viewed 5 February, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14524753
Of late years Messrs. Taylor Brothers have largely developed the local manufacture of Messrs. Taylor Bros.' Prize Jam Exhibit at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show.
...jams, preserves, and canned fruits, and during last season at one time employed over 300 hands in the various processes required to turn out a very fine brand. They'spare no expense to get the finest fruit procurable, and search Australia for the best materials, Sand this, combined with the crystal cane sugar ' (of which the firm use about 1000 tons annually) is the secret of their large trade. - 1900 'Taylor Bros.' Jams.', Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907), 28 April, p. 29, viewed 5 February, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71379990
The factory was demolished,, and the contents, consisting of 150,000.tt. of New Zealand white pine and several thousand cases and the plant, were destroy Pd. The buildings were valued at £400, and the stock at about £1000-the latter not insured. - 1902 'A FIRE.', The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), 27 December, p. 5, viewed 5 February, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19166693
Mr. Colomun, representative of Taylor Brothers, jam manufacturers, was present He stated that his firm had practically decided upon establishing a cannery on the Clarence, and he would like to hoar the views of thc fishermen on the matter... 1903 'The Fish Industry on the Clarence.', Clarence and Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1889 - 1915), 28 July, p. 5, viewed 5 February, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6139593
Leslie George Walker, tinsmith, of Annandale, lately employed in Messrs. Taylor Bros.' jam factory, stated that Mr. Pratten was the manager. Witness bad been employed off and on for five years. He was so employed last January, and was working a power press. There were four other presses in tho same room. On January 21 witness started work a usual. The press did not work well. It dragged the tin in, and witness' hand with it. There was no guard on the machine. There never was a guard on the press. As a result of the accident witness had lost three fingers. "ALLEGED BREACH OF THE FACTORIES ACT." The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 24 Apr 1907: 6. Web. 5 Feb 2012 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28151937
Mr H.E. Pratten, managing director of Taylor Brothers Limited, - jam manufacturers and fruit preservers, of Svdney. Hobart, and Brisbane, one of the largest firms of its class in Australia, has return ed from a few months' trip to the East...Summing up the prospects of Australian trade with the East, Mr Pratten said he anticipated a.' good market in Japan for various kinds of raw material, such as wool, wheat, leather. tallow. &c, which, on account of the limited area, and the character of the country; could not be locally produced in sufficient quantities. - 1907 'TRADE WITH THE EAST.', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 10 December, p. 7, viewed 5 February, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56479750
NEW COMPANY.
The following new company has been registered:
Taylor Brothers, Ltd., to acquire the busi- ness of jam manufacturers, fruit preservers, and canners, carried on under the style of Taylor Brothers, with the right to extend the business, and to amalgamate with similar enterprises. Capital, £40,000, In 40,000 £1 shares, with the right to increase or reduce the capital and to attach special privileges to any of the shares. - 1907 'NEW COMPANY.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 26 June, p. 11, viewed 5 February, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14841655
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Taylor Bros lobby for electricity in Annandale