AUSTRAL PAPER MILL

ADAMS, George (1839-1904)

Born on 14 March 1839 at Red Hill, Sandon, Hertfordshire, England the fourth son of William Adams, farmer and licensed victualler, and his wife Martha, nee Gilbey. The family emigrated to Australia, arriving at Sydney, New South Wales on 28 May 1855 per "Constitution". He married firstly on 19 June 1858 at St. James Church of England, Sydney, N.S.W. to Fanny Franklin. His wife died on 2 January 1883. He married secondly on 7 May 1886 according to Congregational rites at Randwick, N.S.W., to Norah Louie Malone. About 1896 he founded the Waterloo Paper Mills in New South Wales. Died on 23 September 1904 at his residence, "Highfield Hall", Hobart, Tasmania. Buried on 25 September 1904 at the Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Tasmania.

HUGHES, William Daniel (1853-1925)

Born on 5 July 1853 at Lomax Bank, Little Lever, Lancashire, England, the first son of Robert Hughes, paper manufacturer, and his wife Isabella, nee Smith. William worked with his father in the paper trade. He married on 26 April 1876 at the Wesley Chapel, Bradshawgate, Bolton, Lancashire, England to Caroline Rothwell, daughter of John Rothwell, iron works foreman, and his wife Mary Ann, nee Renshaw. In December 1888 he was named as the first manager of the Barwon Paper Mill by the newly formed Victoria Paper Manufacturing Company Ltd. and arrived in Melbourne in April 1889 with his wife and family per "Victoria". In October 1889 after resigning as manager of the Barwon Paper Mill he advertised for a business partner for the establishment of a new paper mill. At that time he said he had a paper-making machine in England ready to ship out to Australia. Constructed the Austral Paper Mill at Marnockvale, Geelong. Insolvent in March 1893. Moved to South Australia where he ran a Paper, Printing and Paper Bag Works at Coromandel Place, Grenfell Stret, Adelaide. Returned to Melbourne c1903 and ran the Empire Printing Company at 551 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne to c1915. Died on 28 October 1925 at the Victorian Homes for the Aged and Infirm, Royal Park, Victoria. Buried on 30 October 1925 at the Brighton Cemetery, Brighton, Victoria.

LEWIS, Richard Race (1860-1934)

Born 1860 at Geelong, Victoria, Australia, the son of Samuel Race Lewis and his wife Mary nee Kain. Married 1880 at Geelong, Victoria, Australia, to Ada Mary Prowse. In 1887 he was Honorary Secretary of the Geelong Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Manager of the Austral Paper Mill, Geelong in the early 1890s. At Parramatta, New South Wales in 1903. Died 1934 at Kiama, New South Wales, Australia.