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.
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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
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21538973. Details
- 'Perdriau, Henry (18451206-19351117)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464467. 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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