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In this weeks edition of the newsletter [June 3rd] Alastair has published an excellent [as usual] new book for us to enjoy.
Oor Ain Folk
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Being memories of Manse Life in the Mearns and a Crack aboot old times by James Inglis (1894)
You can get to this book at http://www.electricscotland.com/history/ainfolk/
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Being curious :wink: , I decided to "Google" for some extra information regarding Jame's Australian background--------
INGLIS, JAMES (1845-1908), author, merchant and politician, was born on 24 November 1845 at Edzell, Forfarshire, Scotland, the fourth son of Rev. Robert Inglis, Free Church minister, and his wife Helen, née Brand. Educated in Edinburgh at the Normal School, Watt Institution and the University, he went to New Zealand at 19, worked at Timaru and joined the west coast gold rushes. In 1866 he went to India at the instigation of his brother Alexander, a Calcutta tea merchant, and became an indigo planter in Bihar and the North-West Provinces. He revelled in tiger shooting and pigsticking, and published sporting verses, Tirhoot Rhymes (Calcutta, 1873), under the pseudonym 'Maori', and Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier (London, 1878). In 1875 he became famine commissioner for Bhagalpur. After visiting Scotland Inglis returned to manage extensive government territory.
An extended coverage may be read at the link-------
http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040517b.htm
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Administrative / Biographical Note When the Garden Palace Exhibition in Sydney opened in 1879 Calcutta tea merchants were keen to be represented. They formed an association with Indian tea planters and appointed James Inglis to represent their interests at the Exhibition. From 1880 to 1881 he was India's Executive Commissioner at the Melbourne International Exhibition. In 1883 James Inglis formed a partnership with William Pitt Brown and they traded as Inglis, Brown & Company with offices in Charlotte Place, Sydney. The product 'Billy Tea' was created in 1886. The partnership was dissolved in 1887 and James Inglis & Co. was formed with the company's offices located at 4-6 Dean's Place. The laneway Dean's Place ran between George and Hamilton Street, it was closed in 1964 and now lies underneath Australia Square. In 1892 a branch of James Inglis & Co. opened in Brisbane and shortly after moved to premises at 159-161 Adelaide Street. Soon after agencies in New Zealand, Tasmania and Western Australia were set up. By 1893 James Inglis & Co. was selling over 600,000 lbs. of tea per year under their trademark 'Billy Tea', and over one million lbs. of packaged tea. The company is credited with founding the packet tea trade in Australia. In 1899 James Inglis & Co. became a limited liability company and on 25 March 1901 moved to larger premises at 60-62 York Street. James Inglis & Co. Limited also had a printing plant, allowing retailers to order their business name printed on packets of tea to personalise their products. In 1911 James Inglis & Company Limited became Inglis Limited. Bushells took over the company in 1955.
http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemD...?itemID=421014
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Now a snippet of family history on the family---------
So ends the story told by William Inglis's daughter in 1941. William had
been sent to Australia for his health but the heat of a Wilcannia summer
brought his death. William was buried in Wilcannia but his headstone, like
many others was destroyed in a storm.
By way of explanation of a few matters mentioned; James was the member of
state parliament for the seat of New England and Minister for Education but
lived on the outskirts of Sydney as it was then, in Strathfield. His grand
home, 'Craigo' on the corner of Carrington Rd and The Boulevarde is now
demolished. read more at link
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.co...-06/1151408640
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Now some images for "Billy Tea"
http://www.nma.gov.au/shared/librari...y-tea_h350.jpg
http://odlonline.com/cart/images/20090411_110.jpg
http://www.lindamacaulay.com.au/Port...Tea-Store1.jpg
As an explanation, this is "Boiling the Billy" :smile:
http://www.cedarglen.com.au/Billy_web.jpg
Oor Ain Folk
------------
Being memories of Manse Life in the Mearns and a Crack aboot old times by James Inglis (1894)
You can get to this book at http://www.electricscotland.com/history/ainfolk/
********************
Being curious :wink: , I decided to "Google" for some extra information regarding Jame's Australian background--------
INGLIS, JAMES (1845-1908), author, merchant and politician, was born on 24 November 1845 at Edzell, Forfarshire, Scotland, the fourth son of Rev. Robert Inglis, Free Church minister, and his wife Helen, née Brand. Educated in Edinburgh at the Normal School, Watt Institution and the University, he went to New Zealand at 19, worked at Timaru and joined the west coast gold rushes. In 1866 he went to India at the instigation of his brother Alexander, a Calcutta tea merchant, and became an indigo planter in Bihar and the North-West Provinces. He revelled in tiger shooting and pigsticking, and published sporting verses, Tirhoot Rhymes (Calcutta, 1873), under the pseudonym 'Maori', and Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier (London, 1878). In 1875 he became famine commissioner for Bhagalpur. After visiting Scotland Inglis returned to manage extensive government territory.
An extended coverage may be read at the link-------
http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040517b.htm
**************************
Administrative / Biographical Note When the Garden Palace Exhibition in Sydney opened in 1879 Calcutta tea merchants were keen to be represented. They formed an association with Indian tea planters and appointed James Inglis to represent their interests at the Exhibition. From 1880 to 1881 he was India's Executive Commissioner at the Melbourne International Exhibition. In 1883 James Inglis formed a partnership with William Pitt Brown and they traded as Inglis, Brown & Company with offices in Charlotte Place, Sydney. The product 'Billy Tea' was created in 1886. The partnership was dissolved in 1887 and James Inglis & Co. was formed with the company's offices located at 4-6 Dean's Place. The laneway Dean's Place ran between George and Hamilton Street, it was closed in 1964 and now lies underneath Australia Square. In 1892 a branch of James Inglis & Co. opened in Brisbane and shortly after moved to premises at 159-161 Adelaide Street. Soon after agencies in New Zealand, Tasmania and Western Australia were set up. By 1893 James Inglis & Co. was selling over 600,000 lbs. of tea per year under their trademark 'Billy Tea', and over one million lbs. of packaged tea. The company is credited with founding the packet tea trade in Australia. In 1899 James Inglis & Co. became a limited liability company and on 25 March 1901 moved to larger premises at 60-62 York Street. James Inglis & Co. Limited also had a printing plant, allowing retailers to order their business name printed on packets of tea to personalise their products. In 1911 James Inglis & Company Limited became Inglis Limited. Bushells took over the company in 1955.
http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemD...?itemID=421014
******************************
Now a snippet of family history on the family---------
So ends the story told by William Inglis's daughter in 1941. William had
been sent to Australia for his health but the heat of a Wilcannia summer
brought his death. William was buried in Wilcannia but his headstone, like
many others was destroyed in a storm.
By way of explanation of a few matters mentioned; James was the member of
state parliament for the seat of New England and Minister for Education but
lived on the outskirts of Sydney as it was then, in Strathfield. His grand
home, 'Craigo' on the corner of Carrington Rd and The Boulevarde is now
demolished. read more at link
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.co...-06/1151408640
***************************
Now some images for "Billy Tea"
http://www.nma.gov.au/shared/librari...y-tea_h350.jpg
http://odlonline.com/cart/images/20090411_110.jpg
http://www.lindamacaulay.com.au/Port...Tea-Store1.jpg
As an explanation, this is "Boiling the Billy" :smile:
http://www.cedarglen.com.au/Billy_web.jpg
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