Person

Anderson, William

Occupation
Food technologist

Summary

William Anderson worked for the Geelong Meat Preserving Company, which existed 1871-1974. He changed the dimensions of cans used in preserving meat, which reduced their cooking time and improved the quality of the meat. When the Geelong company failed he joined the Melbourne Meat Preserving Company.

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  • Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, https://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_a.html. Details
  • Forster, George, A voyage round the world in His Britannic Majesty's sloop Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5, 2 vols (London: B. White, T. Cadell & P. Elmsly, 1777). Details

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