Biographical entry Peacock, George (1824 - 1900)

Summary

George Peacock was one of the first jam manufacturers in Australia, making canned jam in Hobart Town 1867-1879 and Sydney 1880-1891. He also experimented with canning fish in 1882, but did not continue because of the high cost of installing refrigeration.

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Published resources

Book Sections

• 'Peacock, George (1824-1900), jam manufacturer', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 5, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1974, p. 418. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050467b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Peacock, George (1824-1900)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1466713. 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_p.html. Details