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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/P003925b.htm person Sandford William AACR2 26 September 1841 29 May 1932 Place of Birth Torrington, Devon, England Ironmaster William Sandford was sent to Australia in 1883 by John Lysaght to establish a wire-netting plant in Sydney. In 1886 he became manager of the Eskbank ironworks at Lithgow, which he bough in 1892. He was an unsuccessful businessman and the business was eventually sold to G. & C. Hoskins in 1907. Hoskins, Charles Henry (1851 - 1926)

Charles and George Hoskins took over the William Sandford Ltd, Lithgow ironworks after 1907.

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 Sandford, William (1841-1932)

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 'Sandford, William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Sandford, William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Engineers Australia Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Journal Article: William Sandford, a flawed ironmaster Jack, R. I. William Sandford, a flawed ironmaster 1990 Transactions of Multi-disciplinary Engineering, Australia GE14 1 60-65 Book: The Historic Engineering Plaques of Australia Institution of Engineers Australia. Sydney Division. Engineering Heritage Committee The Historic Engineering Plaques of Australia Milsons Point, New South Wales The Institution of Engineers, Australia 1994 Conference Paper: The Building of William Sandford's Lithgow Blast Furnace, 1905-07 Reynolds, D. K. The Building of William Sandford's Lithgow Blast Furnace, 1905-07 Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 1988 Fourth National Conference on Engineering Heritage 1988: Preprints of Papers 109-116 Conference Paper: William Sandford, a Flawed Ironmaster Jack, R. I. William Sandford, a Flawed Ironmaster Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 1988 Fourth National Conference on Engineering Heritage 1988: Preprints of Papers 47-51 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