Jenkin Brothers

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Background

History

Jenkin Brothers, Francis Jenkin and ? Jenkin, bottled mineral water at Leitches Creek from 1905 to the 1950s.[1] They were the first commercial distributors of mineral water in Spa Country, constructing a bottling plant over the spring eye.[2]

Site

Lancefield

Leitches Creek

Innovations

Jenkin Brothers fabricated canisters at Lancefield which were filled at Leitches Creek Bottling Plant.[3]

Community Involvement

Works Produced

Workplace Relations

The People

Francis Jenkin

Legacies

See also

Further Notes

References

  1. ↑ Wishart, E. et al, Spa Country: Victoria's Mineral Springs, Department of Sustainability and Environment, 2010
  2. ↑ Reminiscences of Lyndall Jenkin, November 2016.
  3. ↑ Wishart, E. et al, Spa Country: Victoria's Mineral Springs, Department of Sustainability and Environment, 2010


Further Reading

External Links

--Sallyanne Doyle 20:26, 9 November 2012 (EST); --Clare K.Gervasoni 22:48, 28 November 2016 (AEDT)

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