Person

Lord, Simeon (1771 - 1840)

Born
1771
Died
29 January 1840
New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Entrepreneur

Summary

Simeon Lord arrived in Sydney in 1791. He was involved in a number of business activities, including exporting oil and sealskins, importing rum, sugar and wheat, and manufacturing shoes, hats, harness and textiles.

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  • Underwood, James (1771 - 1844)

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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, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_l.html. Details
  • Fraser, Don, 'Chapter 1: The seventy years 1790-1960' in Sydney: from settlement to city: an engineering history of Sydney, Don Fraser, ed. (Crows Nest, New South Wales: Engineers Australia, 1989), pp. 1-16. Details

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