Person
Palfreyman, Achalen Woolliscroft (1875 - 1967)
- Born
- 21 July 1875
Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 24 October 1967
Toorak, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Business executive
Summary
Achalen Palfreyman joined Gorge Peacock's (qv) jam factory about 1889. In 1891 he formed a partnership with (Sir) Henry Jones and Peacock's son Ernest (qqv) to take over the factory. He later became chairman of Henry Jones Co-operative Ltd 1926-1965.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Cooper, James G., 'Palfreyman, Achalen Woolliscroft (1875-1967' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 11: 1891 - 1939 Nes-Smi, Geoffrey Serle, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), pp. 125-126. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110131b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21535107. Details
- 'Palfreyman, Achalen Woolliscroft (1875-1967)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463426. 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_p.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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