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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-10-17 human Annette Alafaci updated 2025-09-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004812b.htm person Grimwade Edward Norton AACR2 25 May 1866 29 April 1945 Place of Birth St Kilda, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Macedon, Victoria, Australia Pharmaceutical manufacturer Manufacturer Pharmacist Edward Norton Grimwade, like his brothers, Harold and Wilfred, was a successful business man who helped advance Australia's pharmaceutical, glass, plastics and chemical manufacturing industries.

After completing his pharmacy apprenticeship in London and Melbourne, he was made a partner of Felton, Grimwade & Co. in 1889. In 1910 when their father Frederick Sheppard Grimwade die, he and his two brothers inherited the company. They also inherited substantial interests in their father's many other businesses which included Felton Grimwade & Bickford's of Perth, J. Bosisto & Co., Cuming Smith & Co. Ltd, the Adelaide Chemical and Fertilizer Co. Ltd, and the Melbourne Glass Bottle Works Pty Ltd (later Australian Glass Manufacturers Ltd). In 1912 they established Australian Oxygen Co. which became known as Australian Oxygen and Industrial Gases Pty Ltd in 1920. When Drug Houses of Australia Ltd was formed Edward Grimwade was appointed chairman. He was instrumental in promoting and refining the Grimwade businesses.

1883 1886 Education - Apprenticed to a firm of druggists in London 1886 1889 Career position - Returned to Melbourne to work at his father's company Felton Grimwade & Co. 1889 Career position - Partner of Felton Grimwade & Co. 1910 Career position - Chairman, Felton Bequests Committee 1910 1910 Career position - Co-founded Australian Oxygen Co. with his brothers 1912 1912 Career position - President, Chamber of Commerce 1915 1915 Career position - Chairman of Australian Glass Manufacturers Ltd 1929 1929 Career position - Carba Dry Ice (Australia) Ltd established c. 1929 c. 1937 Career position - Chairman of Drug Houses of Australia Ltd. Grimwade, Geoffrey Holt (1902 - 1961) Grimwade, Frederick Sheppard (1840 - 1910) Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd (ACI) (1939 - 1982)

Chairman, Director 1939 -

 Grimwade, Harold William (1869 - 1949) Grimwade, Wilfrid Russell (1879 - 1955)

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 Grimwade, Edward Norton (18660525-19450429)

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 'Grimwade, Edward Norton', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Grimwade, Edward Norton Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: A Kino from Eucalyptus maculata Grimwade, E. Norton A Kino from Eucalyptus maculata Melbourne A.E. Massina 1886 The Australasian Journal of Pharmacy 1 279-280 Book Section: Grimwade, Edward Norton (1866-1945), businessman Poynter, J. R. Grimwade, Edward Norton (1866-1945), businessman Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1983 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 126-128