Person
Child, William Knox (1793 - 1874)
- Born
- 1793
- Died
- 1874
- Occupation
- Company director
Summary
William Child formed the Australian Sugar Company with Francis Kemble in 1841. This was reconstituted as the Australasian Sugar Company in 1842. He sold his interest to Edward Knox in 1843 and took up farming on the Mount Vincent estate near Kurri Kurri.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Elkin, A. P., 'Child, Coles (1817-1898), clergyman' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Douglas Pike, ed., vol. 3 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1969), p. 389. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A030367b.htm. Details
- Lowndes, A. G., 'Kemble, Francis (1784?-1844), company promoter' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Douglas Pike, ed., vol. 2 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 38-39. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020036b.htm. Details
Resources
- 'Child, William Knox (1793-18741231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476931. Details
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/index_c.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 9 March 2018
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