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Biographical entry Edgell, Robert Gordon (Gordon) (1866 - 1948)
- Born
- 6 February 1866
Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 2 December 1948
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Civil engineer, Farmer and Manufacturer
Summary
Robert Gordon (Gordon) Edgell was the first person to can vegetables in Australia when he began canning asparagus in 1926. He registered a public company, Gordon Edgell and Sons Ltd in 1930 and was chairman of directors until 1948.
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Book Sections
- Fry, K.L., 'Edgell, Robert Gordon (1866-1948), civil engineer, farmer and manufacturer', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 409-410. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080434b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Edgell, Robert Gordon', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464488. 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/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003509. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 27 July 2006
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