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From: "Pam & Trevor Jennings" <>
Subject: Re: [GEELONG] HIRST family -re: Woollen Mills for July "Pivot"
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 14:22:14 +1100
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Thanks Jennifer! Pam
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From: "JenniferBantow" <>
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Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [GEELONG] HIRST family -re: Woollen Mills for July "Pivot"


> Today's GODREY HIRST AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Carpet Manufacturers in
> Factory Street off Barwon Terrace Geelong still occupies, as well as
> new ones, some of Geelong's earliest industrial buildings.
>
> The Victorian Woollen and Cloth Manufacturing Co Ltd was formed in
> 1865. (Secretary William Sayers, Directors John Calvert, Thomas
> Austin, George M Hitchcock, Richard Parker, James Volum, George
> Armytage, James Noble, Ambrose Kyte MLA, John Lowe MLC, Robert
> Stratford, P McDonald and J L Currie Chairman) Clement Nash completed
> two buildings on the present site on the banks of the Barwon by 1867.
> The first piece of cloth made at this first woollen mill in Victoria
> was exhibited in January 1868.
>
> In 1874 the Barwon Woollen Mill was built beside the Victorian.
> (Secretary Henry Meakin, Directors, Charles Andrews Chairman, G F
> Belcher, Thomas Hawkes, M Kirkness, William Cakebread and Thomas
> Stoneham).
>
> The Excelsior Woollen Mills under the control of Godrey Hirst and
> Company Pty Ltd bought the Barwon Mill in 1892 and the Victorian Mill
> in 1899. Some of the original beautiful brick buildings still survive
> near Landy's Field.
>
> Source: BROWNHILL History of Geelong and Corio Bay
> Jennifer
>
> >Pam, For what it's worth... another tit-bit about Godfrey Hirst. His
> >carpet manufacturing business is still known as Godfrey Hirst NZ Ltd,
> >although it is many years since it was purchased by a man who continued
to
> >manufacture here in New Zealand. It is one of the top ranking carpet
> >manufacturers in New Zealand. (Ref. Auckland phone book, and my husband
who
> >was in the industry for many years.) I must admit that I don't know
> >specifically where the factory is, but there is a large store/warehouse
here
> >in Auckland - perhaps this is also the factory.
> >Regards,
> >Marion
> >
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