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Rowlands, Evan (1824 - 1894)

Manufacturer

Born: 1824 Wales. Died: 5 June 1894.

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.

Career Highlights

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).

Online Sources

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/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003910. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 25 May 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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