Person
Hughes, Enoch (1829 - 1893?)
- Born
- 1829
Dudley, Worcestershire, England - Died
- 1893?
- Occupation
- Manufacturer
Summary
Enoch Hughes opened the Victorian Iron Rolling Mill in Melbourne in 1860 and later was to play a major role in the establishment of iron and steel works at Lithgow, New South Wales.
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Born Dudley, Worcestershire, England, 1829. Died ?. Apprenticed to iron works 1843; worked as tradesman till 1857; to Melbourne 1859; opened Victorian Iron Rolling Mill, Melbourne 1860; to Mittagong as manager Fitzroy Ironworks; leased mill briefly 1868.
Published resources
Resources
- 'Hughes, Enoch (1829-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473313. 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_h.html. Details
- Aroney, M. J.; Buckingham, A. D., 'Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre 1905-1986', Historical Records of Australian Science, 7 (3) (1988), 273-297. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9880730273. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 11 August 2011
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