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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-01-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000190b.htm person Wolseley Frederick York AACR2 16 March 1837 8 January 1899 Place of Birth Kingstown, County Dublin, Ireland Place of Death London, England Inventor Frederick Wolseley developed several versions of a sheep-shearing machine, and the first shed to be shorn completely mechanically in 1888 used the Wolseley machine. His business associate, Herbert Austin, designed and made the first Wolseley motor car.

Born Kingstown, County Dublin, Ireland, 16 March 1837. Died London, 8 January 1899. Arrived Melbourne 1854, jackaroo, then Station Manager, Warbreccan Station outside Deniliquin 1854-59, Station Manager, Thule sheep station on the Murray River 1859-67, part-owner 1867-74, owner, Euroka station, near Walgett 1876, began experiments on a machine for shearing sheep 1868, first working model developed 1872, improved model demonstrated at the wool warehouse of Goldsbrough, Mort & Co. Ltd, Melbourne 1887, set up the Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Co. Pty Ltd in Sydney 1887, with Wolseley and Herbert Austin as directors, Managing Director of the company in England 1889-94, resigned and returned to Australia 1894, returned to England 1898 for specialist medical help. Austin became Works Manager of the firm in England 1893, designed and made the first Wolseley motor car in 1895 and started the Austin Motor Co. in 1905.

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 'Wolseley, Frederick York', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Wolseley, Frederick York Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: A13150 Specifications, examiners reports and correspondence relating to the Registration of Victorian Patents - Second system CA 5305 Patents Office, Victoria 1873 - 1904 A13150 Specifications, examiners reports and correspondence relating to the Registration of Victorian Patents - Second system National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: A13150 Specifications, examiners reports and correspondence relating to the Registration of Victorian Patents - Second system CA 5305 Patents Office, Victoria 1873 - 1904 A13150 Specifications, examiners reports and correspondence relating to the Registration of Victorian Patents - Second system National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: A13150 Specifications, examiners reports and correspondence relating to the Registration of Victorian Patents - Second system CA 5305 Patents Office, Victoria 1873 - 1904 A13150 Specifications, examiners reports and correspondence relating to the Registration of Victorian Patents - Second system National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Edited Book: Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Engineers Australia Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Barton, A.C.T. Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Book Section: Wolseley, Frederick York (1837-1899), inventor Walsh, G. P. Wolseley, Frederick York (1837-1899), inventor Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1976 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z Bede Nairn 431-432 Book: Australian inventions and innovations Ingpen, Robert Australian inventions and innovations Rigby Publishers Limited 1982 Book: Victorian steampower : an illustrated social history McCann, Joy; Churchward, Matthew Victorian steampower : an illustrated social history Melbourne, Vic. Victoria Press 1994 Journal Article: Technology and agriculture in Australia Arthur, Ian Technology and agriculture in Australia 2018 ASHET News 11 1 3-8 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000