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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002147b.htm person Robertson Macpherson AACR2 6 September 1859 20 August 1945 Place of Birth Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Kew, Victoria, Australia Science patron Industrialist (Sir) Macpherson Robertson developed a steam confectionary works in the 1880s in Melbourne and introduced chewing gum and fairy floss to Australia. His company, Maize Products Pty Ltd pioneered the manufacture of glucose.

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 Robertson, Macpherson (1859-1945)

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 'Robertson, Macpherson', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Robertson, Macpherson Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Macrobertsonland Robertson, Jill Macrobertsonland Melbourne Arcade Publications 2010 Book Section: The 1928 MacRobertson Round Australia Expedition: colonial adventuring in the twentieth century modern world Clarsen, Georgine The 1928 MacRobertson Round Australia Expedition: colonial adventuring in the twentieth century modern world New York: London Routledge 2015 Expedition into empire: exploratory journeys and the making of the modern world Thomas, Martin 194-213 Review: Victorian Historical Journal Woods, C. 2005 Victorian Historical Journal 76 112-4

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 Book: MacRobertson: the Chocolate King. Robertson, J. MacRobertson: the Chocolate King. South Melbourne Lothian 2004 Macpherson Robertson - Records Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc Macpherson Robertson - Records 1880 - 1945 Collection of personal and business records c1880-1945.