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Courtis, Henry (1829 - 1883) |
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| Born: 8 August 1829 Lunnon, Wales. Died: 29 August 1883 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. | |||
| Henry Courtis was a gas engineer who supplied Bath's Hotel in Ballarat with gas made from gumleaves in the late 1850s. He also designed and constructed gas plants in: Victoria - Ballarat, Albury, Talbot, Prahran, Clunes, Wagga Wagga, Daylesford, South Melbourne, Horsham, Echuca, Creswick, Brighton, Footscray Western Australia - Perth Queensland - Ipswich New Zealand - Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Christchurch, Hokitika, Gisborne, Wellington and Napier Courtis and his wife Sarah Anne Burall (1817-1882) spent much of their married life living in Victoria’s Warnambool, Ballarat, and Castlemaine districts. Their two sons also worked in the gas industry and managed the New Zeland plants in Dunedin and Timaru respectively Details and images supplied by John Courtis. |
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