Person

Perdriau, Henry (1845 - 1935)

Born
6 December 1845
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Died
17 November 1935
Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Merchant and Manufacturer

Summary

Henry Perdriau began importing and cutting up bulk rubber for railway-carriage buffers in the early 1880s. In 1885 he began manufacturing rubber goods for mechanical, agricultural, surgical, mining and general purposes. He formed the Perdriau Robber Co. Ltd in 1904, with himself as chairman. In 1928-1935, after the company amalgamated with the Dunlop Rubber Co. of Australasia Ltd, he was a director of Dunlop-Perdriau Rubber Co. Ltd.

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Walsh, G. P., 'Perdriau, Henry (1845-1935), rubber merchant and manufacturer, and Stephen Edward (1858-1931), surveyor' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 11: 1891 - 1939 Nes-Smi, Geoffrey Serle, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), pp. 200-201. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110206b.htm. Details

Resources

See also

Rosanne Walker

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