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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/P004030b.htm person Vicars John AACR2 1821 8 September 1894 Place of Birth Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland Place of Death Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia Manufacturer John Vicars managed Thomas Barker's (qv) tweed-mill in Sydney, taking it over in 1873. He won many first prizes for tweeds and woollens at both colonial and international exhibitions in the 1870s and 1880s. He retired in 1887 and the business was taken over by his sons William and John.

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 Vicars, John (1821-1894)

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 'Vicars, John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Vicars, John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Vicars, John (1821-1894), manufacturer Walsh, G. P. Vicars, John (1821-1894), manufacturer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1976 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z Bede Nairn 332-333 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