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Sandford, William (1841 - 1932)

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Born: 26 September 1841 Torrington, Devon, England. Died: 29 May 1932.

William Sandford was sent to Australia in 1883 by John Lysaght to establish a wire-netting plant in Sydney. In 1886 he became manager of the Eskbank ironworks at Lithgow, which he bough in 1892. He was an unsuccessful businessman and the business was eventually sold to G. & C. Hoskins in 1907.

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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=P003925. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 2 August 2006

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