Person

Robertson, Macpherson (1859 - 1945)

Born
6 September 1859
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died
20 August 1945
Kew, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Science patron and Industrialist

Summary

(Sir) Macpherson Robertson developed a steam confectionary works in the 1880s in Melbourne and introduced chewing gum and fairy floss to Australia. His company, Maize Products Pty Ltd pioneered the manufacture of glucose.

Archival resources

Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc

  • Macpherson Robertson - Records, 1880 - 1945; Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Robertson, J., MacRobertson: the Chocolate King. (South Melbourne: Lothian, 2004), 256 pp. Details
  • Robertson, Jill, Macrobertsonland (Melbourne: Arcade Publications, 2010). Details

Book Sections

  • Clarsen, Georgine, 'The 1928 MacRobertson Round Australia Expedition: colonial adventuring in the twentieth century modern world' in Expedition into empire: exploratory journeys and the making of the modern world, Thomas, Martin, ed. (New York: London: Routledge, 2015), pp. 194-213. Details
  • Lack, John, 'Robertson, Sir Macpherson (1859-1945)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 11: 1891 - 1939 Nes-Smi, Geoffrey Serle, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), pp. 418-419. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110427b.htm. Details

Resources

Reviews

  • Robertson, J., MacRobertson: the chocolate king (2004)
    Woods, C., Victorian Historical Journal, 76, (2005), 112-4. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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