5, Hunter Street, Sydney
C.F. Norton - Sydney - 1948
C.F. Norton - Sydney - 1953
Late Hardy Bros.
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C.F. NORTON
5, Hunter Street, Sydney
C.F. Norton - Sydney - 1948
C.F. Norton - Sydney - 1953
Late Hardy Bros.
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5, Hunter Street, Sydney
C.F. Norton - Sydney - 1948
C.F. Norton - Sydney - 1953
Late Hardy Bros.
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J. PETERS
4, Wilkes Avenue, Artarmon, Sydney
J. Peters - Sydney - 1948
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4, Wilkes Avenue, Artarmon, Sydney
J. Peters - Sydney - 1948
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E.J. MOORE
Sydney
CHICAGO
E. J. Moore, a jeweler at Sidney, Australia, visited the factory of the Elgin National Watch Co. and spent some time with the trade here recently.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 1st August 1906
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Sydney
CHICAGO
E. J. Moore, a jeweler at Sidney, Australia, visited the factory of the Elgin National Watch Co. and spent some time with the trade here recently.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 1st August 1906
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ALBERT GASCH
Sydney
NEW YORK
Albert Gasch, Sydney, Australia, was a visitor in this city during the past week and was among the callers at the offices of The Jewelers' Circular.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 14th March 1917
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Sydney
NEW YORK
Albert Gasch, Sydney, Australia, was a visitor in this city during the past week and was among the callers at the offices of The Jewelers' Circular.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 14th March 1917
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NORMAN & ROBSON
Sydney
The most valuable pearl ever found in Australia was obtained the other day by Norman & Robson, at the pearling grounds in Western Australia. It is described as a large “button” pearl, weighing 28 carats, and is perfect both in color and shape. It is difficult to estimate its value, but it is said the proprietors refused £500 cash for it. It was sent to W. Robson, of Sydney, and that gentleman intends to send the pearl to the London market unless he can obtain £1,000 for it in Sydney.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 22nd July 1891
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Sydney
The most valuable pearl ever found in Australia was obtained the other day by Norman & Robson, at the pearling grounds in Western Australia. It is described as a large “button” pearl, weighing 28 carats, and is perfect both in color and shape. It is difficult to estimate its value, but it is said the proprietors refused £500 cash for it. It was sent to W. Robson, of Sydney, and that gentleman intends to send the pearl to the London market unless he can obtain £1,000 for it in Sydney.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 22nd July 1891
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The trade here learns that two young men, recent arrivals in Australia from England, have been arrested in connection with the death of the manager of a jewelry store in Adelaide. He kept an appointment at one of the hotels with a selection of jewelry for inspection by prospective customers, and was later found dead in one of the rooms. The body was covered with a sheet and chloroform apparently had been used. Death appeared to be due to strangulation.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 2nd March 1927
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Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 2nd March 1927
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MERLE'S
Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Merle's - Melbourne - 1929
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Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Merle's - Melbourne - 1929
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J. LOWY
343, Little Collins Street, Melbourne
J. Lowy - Melbourne - 1929
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343, Little Collins Street, Melbourne
J. Lowy - Melbourne - 1929
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A Survey of the New Watch Case Industry in Australia
The watch case industry, a comparatively new trade in Australia, is growing, according to a report received recently by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce at Washington, D. C. The survey was made by Trade Commissioner E. G. Babbitt, Sydney, and his findings published in a recent issue of the Commerce Reports. It reads as follows :
“The manufacture of watch cases was undertaken in Australia a little over a year ago. The attempt was not at first well received, as dealers felt that the Australian product could not possibly compete with the Swiss standard. Switzerland supplies more than half of the watches sold in Australia. In the fiscal year 1924, of imports valued at £405,316, those from Switzerland amounted to £290,074. In the fiscal year 1925 Swiss imports amounted to £288,520 out of a total of £398,212.
“The watch cases now being made are said to compare favorably with imported articles, both in quality and variety of design. The tariff has, accordingly, been amended to benefit the local industry. All watch movements imported into Australia to be placed in Australian-made cases are to be admitted free. Complete wristlet watches, partly or wholly of precious metals and parts, are governed by the following tariff regulation: British preferential tariff, 10 per cent.; intermediate tariff, 20 per cent.; and general tariff, 30 per cent.
The watch case industry under present management is an all-Australian, self-contained one. The gold is bought from the Australian mint, the machinery used is of Australian manufacture, and Australian silver and copper are used for alloying the gold.”
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 24th November 1926
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The watch case industry, a comparatively new trade in Australia, is growing, according to a report received recently by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce at Washington, D. C. The survey was made by Trade Commissioner E. G. Babbitt, Sydney, and his findings published in a recent issue of the Commerce Reports. It reads as follows :
“The manufacture of watch cases was undertaken in Australia a little over a year ago. The attempt was not at first well received, as dealers felt that the Australian product could not possibly compete with the Swiss standard. Switzerland supplies more than half of the watches sold in Australia. In the fiscal year 1924, of imports valued at £405,316, those from Switzerland amounted to £290,074. In the fiscal year 1925 Swiss imports amounted to £288,520 out of a total of £398,212.
“The watch cases now being made are said to compare favorably with imported articles, both in quality and variety of design. The tariff has, accordingly, been amended to benefit the local industry. All watch movements imported into Australia to be placed in Australian-made cases are to be admitted free. Complete wristlet watches, partly or wholly of precious metals and parts, are governed by the following tariff regulation: British preferential tariff, 10 per cent.; intermediate tariff, 20 per cent.; and general tariff, 30 per cent.
The watch case industry under present management is an all-Australian, self-contained one. The gold is bought from the Australian mint, the machinery used is of Australian manufacture, and Australian silver and copper are used for alloying the gold.”
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 24th November 1926
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STEWART, DAWSON & Co.
Sydney
Stewart, Dawson & Co. - Sydney - 1904
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Stewart, Dawson & Co. - Sydney - 1904
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$375,000 Watch Factory in Australia Will Employ Swiss
Washington—Reports to the Commerce Department from Australia are that the manufacture of watch movements is to be undertaken for the first time in that country, but that the sale of American-made movements will not be affected. A firm of jewelers in Sydney has made arrangements to import the necessary equipment and to bring a number of skilled Swiss workers to start the industry. The report said that the new venture will cost about $375,000.
While watch cases have been made in Australia for several years, all watch movements have been imported. Imports for the year ended June 30, 1939 were valued at $115,000, of which Switzerland accounted for more than 95 per cent. Imports of wrist watches and cases were valued at $541,000, Switzerland supplying about 90 per cent. During the same period, Australia purchased watch movements from the United States valued at $1800 and wrist watches and cases valued at $24,000.
It is expected that the new organization will manufacture watches and watch movements of the type now imported from Switzerland, thereby curtailing imports of the Swiss products. Since the American products are in a different price class, the report said that they are not likely to be affected by the new enterprise.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - September 1939
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Washington—Reports to the Commerce Department from Australia are that the manufacture of watch movements is to be undertaken for the first time in that country, but that the sale of American-made movements will not be affected. A firm of jewelers in Sydney has made arrangements to import the necessary equipment and to bring a number of skilled Swiss workers to start the industry. The report said that the new venture will cost about $375,000.
While watch cases have been made in Australia for several years, all watch movements have been imported. Imports for the year ended June 30, 1939 were valued at $115,000, of which Switzerland accounted for more than 95 per cent. Imports of wrist watches and cases were valued at $541,000, Switzerland supplying about 90 per cent. During the same period, Australia purchased watch movements from the United States valued at $1800 and wrist watches and cases valued at $24,000.
It is expected that the new organization will manufacture watches and watch movements of the type now imported from Switzerland, thereby curtailing imports of the Swiss products. Since the American products are in a different price class, the report said that they are not likely to be affected by the new enterprise.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - September 1939
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L. FARHOOD
Melbourne
AUSTRALIAN JEWELER TOURS U. S.
L. Farhood, jeweler of Melbourne, Australia, in which country he is known as the “Diamond King,” left California Aug. 17, to return “down under” after a tour of America, which included visits to relatives in various parts of the country.
Mr. Farhood, who recently disposed of his jewelry business in a transaction running over a million dollars, is a member and former vice-president of the strong United Australian political party. He became the first foreigner to be made an honorary colonel on the Governor’s staff in Oklahoma.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - September 1939
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Melbourne
AUSTRALIAN JEWELER TOURS U. S.
L. Farhood, jeweler of Melbourne, Australia, in which country he is known as the “Diamond King,” left California Aug. 17, to return “down under” after a tour of America, which included visits to relatives in various parts of the country.
Mr. Farhood, who recently disposed of his jewelry business in a transaction running over a million dollars, is a member and former vice-president of the strong United Australian political party. He became the first foreigner to be made an honorary colonel on the Governor’s staff in Oklahoma.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - September 1939
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MERIDEN BRITANNIA Co.
Melbourne
CHICAGO
K. V. R. Albertson, the well-known Australian representative of the Meriden Britannia Co, who died at Melbourne on the 6th inst., from the effects of an operation for cancer of the tongue, was at one time with N. Matson & Co., of this city, later a a traveling salesman in the west for Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., with whom he remained for several years, afterward taking the agency of the company in Australia. Twelve years ago he entered the employ of the Meriden Britannia Co., as Australian agent, New Zealand also being included in his territory. Through his long connection with the silver interests Mr. Albertson made hosts of friends in the trade. He was a man of commanding presence and pleasing personality. The father and mother of the deceased reside in Maywood, a suburb of this city, and the remains will be brought here for interment.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 23rd January 1895
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Melbourne
CHICAGO
K. V. R. Albertson, the well-known Australian representative of the Meriden Britannia Co, who died at Melbourne on the 6th inst., from the effects of an operation for cancer of the tongue, was at one time with N. Matson & Co., of this city, later a a traveling salesman in the west for Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., with whom he remained for several years, afterward taking the agency of the company in Australia. Twelve years ago he entered the employ of the Meriden Britannia Co., as Australian agent, New Zealand also being included in his territory. Through his long connection with the silver interests Mr. Albertson made hosts of friends in the trade. He was a man of commanding presence and pleasing personality. The father and mother of the deceased reside in Maywood, a suburb of this city, and the remains will be brought here for interment.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 23rd January 1895
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M.E. HEISER
Australia
M. E. Heiser, Australian semi-precious stone dealer, is at present in San Francisco having just returned from an extended trip to his mines in Australia.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 10th May 1928
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Australia
M. E. Heiser, Australian semi-precious stone dealer, is at present in San Francisco having just returned from an extended trip to his mines in Australia.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 10th May 1928
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