Austin's Jam Factory
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Background
- BALLARAT INDUSTRIES.
- PROGRESS ASSOCIATION’S CAMPAIGN. PROPOSED JAM FACTORY.
- At a meeting of the Ballarat Progress Association last night further references were made to the possibilities of industrial expansion in the Ballarat district. The chair was occupied by Mr G. H. Smith. With reference to the recent visit or members of the Association to Austin's jam factory, Sebastopol, the secretary (Mr Coulthard) said that it was under stood that the people of Sebastopol in tended to hold a meeting with a view to turning the concern into a co-operative company. Mr Ahttps://victoriancollections.net.au/manage/catalogue/items/5e01c18321ea6700a8a0fb58#ustin, who had. expressed himself as willing to have his business entrusted to a co-operative company, had seen several big distributors of jam and fruit merchants, and they were all in favor of the project. He suggested that representatives be appointed to confer with the interested parties with the idea of starting the company. Eleven tons of jam were be ing imported into Ballarat every week, and it was estimated that all this could be manufactured locally if the proposal was carried out. It was pointed out by the chairman that the Association need not become financially involved in tho scheme. All the Association could do was to bring the parties concerned together and leave the business arrangements in. their hands.
- After further discussion it was decided to appoint Mr Smith and the secretary to meet the representatives of the jam industry on the question. An invitation to visit Mr Downer’s sauce factory, Sebastopol, was accepted with pleasure, and a date will be fired for the visit. Mr D. Walters referred to Mr Dunn’s sawmill on the Creswick road, which he recommended members to visit. From what he bad been told, the sawmill industry was well worth fostering in Ballarat. On paper, at any rate, It seemed to be capable of most extensive development, and it was well worth the Association’s while to go thoroughly into the question. It was decided to visit the establish ment on a date to be fixed. Mr F. J. Martell again raised the matter of establishing a factory for turning out Marseilles tiles from Ballarat clay, and asked members to make enquiries for themselves. He felt sure that there was every chance of such an industry proving highly profitable.[1]
Location
Austin's Jam Factory was located in Victoria Street, Sebastopol in 1907. John Evans was highly involved with this company.
It is thought that Phoenix Preserving Co. was also known as Andrew Austin and Co., are connected to this company.
A photograph in Ballaarat Golden City titled 'Austin's Jam Factory c1914' (124pp) also has a sign calling the factory the 'Ballarat Jam Coy'.
News Report
- BALLARAT, Thursday, - In The Sebastopol Court today, Andrew Austin, jam manufacturer, was charged under the Pure Foods with having sold jam containing material other than was represented. Mr C. Price, deputy Government analyst, stated that he had analysed some Orleans plum jam, which contained quince and a substance resembling apple, while in golden drop plum jam there was quince noticeable.
- Defendant admitted that his own analysis agreed with the official one. He had not added anything to the plums used, and could not account for the presence of the quince except by an accidental introduction of it into the pan. A fine of 5/, with £1/10/ costs, was imposed in each case. [2]