Person

Rowlands, Evan (1826 - 1894)

Born
2 August 1826
Wales
Died
5 June 1894
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Manufacturer

Summary

Evan Rowlands and Robert Lewis began manufacturing soft drinks in Ballarat in 1854, the only people using machinery at the time. They opened a factory in Ballarat in 1870 and in Melbourne in 1873. Rowlands died in 1894, but his company continued until well after World War II, when it was sold to Schweppes. Rowlands also introduced the crown cork seal into Australia.

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Born Wales, 1824. Died Sydney, 5 June 1894. Worked in slate quarries; to Melbourne 1852; partnership with Robert Lewis making soda water Ballarat 1854; developed branches in Sydney, Melbourne and Newcastle (Lewis retired 1876).

Chronology

1852
Life event - Arrived in Victoria
1854
Career position - Partner in the firm Rowlands and Lewis, cordial manufacturers
1894
Buried - Boroondara Cemetery, Victoria

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Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes

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