Person
Vicars, John (1821 - 1894)
- Born
- 1821
Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland - Died
- 8 September 1894
Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Manufacturer
Summary
John Vicars managed Thomas Barker's (qv) tweed-mill in Sydney, taking it over in 1873. He won many first prizes for tweeds and woollens at both colonial and international exhibitions in the 1870s and 1880s. He retired in 1887 and the business was taken over by his sons William and John.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Walsh, G. P., 'Vicars, John (1821-1894), manufacturer' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn, ed., vol. 6 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), pp. 332-333. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060354b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535819. Details
- 'Vicars, John (1821-1894)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463081. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_v.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 5 February 2010
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