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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes updated 2025-12-03 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003751b.htm person Martin James AACR2 23 April 1821 27 December 1899 Place of Birth Foundry, Cornwall, England Place of Death "Trevue", Gawler, South Australia, Australia Manufacturer Politician Member of Parliament James Martin set up as a blacksmith and wheelwright in Gawler, South Australia in 1848. He soon became a manufacturer, trading as James Martin & Co., making bullock drays, agricultural implements including reaping machines, and other ironwork including bridges and steam engines. He added railway rolling-stock and by December 1894 had delivered 100 locomotives. He is commemorated by a statue at Gawler. 1865 1868 Career position - Member of the House of Assembly, South Australia 1881 1881 Award - Special Order of Merit, Adelaide Exhibition 1881 [For his stripper and collection of agricultural machines] 1885 1899 Career position - Member of the Legislative Council, South Australia 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

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 Martin, James (1821-1899)

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 'Martin, James', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Martin, James Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Martin, James (1821-1899), manufacturer and politician Hirst, J.B. Martin, James (1821-1899), manufacturer and politician Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1974 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q Douglas Pike 219-220 Edited Book: They built South Australia : engineers, technicians, manufacturers, contractors and their work Cumming, D. A.; Moxham, G. C. They built South Australia : engineers, technicians, manufacturers, contractors and their work Adelaide D.A. Cumming and G.C Moxham 1986 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