Person
Tindal, Charles Grant (1823 - 1914)
- Born
- 31 July 1823
Honiton, Devon, England - Died
- 16 January 1914
Eversley, Hampshire, England - Occupation
- Cattle breeder and Food technologist
Summary
Charles Grant Tindal arrived in Australia in 1843 and returned to England in 1862. In 1852 he bought Ramornie homestead on the Clarence River near Grafton, where he bred horses and cattle. In 1865 he formed the Australian Meat Company in London. The major product was canned meats, but preserved meat, tallow, artificial manure, hides and pelts were also produced.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Stilwell, G.T., 'Tindal, Charles Grant (1823-1914), cattle-breeder and canned meat manufacturer' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn, ed., vol. 6 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), pp. 277-278. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060298b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21536276. Details
- 'Tindal, Charles Grant (18230731-19140116)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1470997. 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_t.html. Details
- Farrer, Keith Thomas Henry, A Settlement Amply Supplied: Food Technology in Nineteenth Century Australia (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1980), 332 pp. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 7 August 2006
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