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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003847b.htm person Peacock George AACR2 1824 29 April 1900 Place of Birth Bath, Somerset, England Place of Death Petersham, New South Wales, Australia Jam manufacturer 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. Peacock, Ernest Alfred

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 'Peacock, George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Peacock, George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Peacock, George (1824-1900), jam manufacturer Peacock, George (1824-1900), jam manufacturer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1974 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q Douglas Pike 418 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