Thomas Jelbart

History

Thomas Jelbart was born near Penzance, Cornwall in 1848. He was the grandson of John Jelbart, a pioneer of Methodism and contemporary of John Wesley. Thomas Jelbart arrived in Australia in 1869 on board the Zenobia.

He established a business at Natimuk where he designed and patented Jelbart's Wool Press, and laid the foundation for the firm Jelbart Brothers.

In 1909 Thomas and his sons set up Jelbart's Engineering Workshop.

Action Settled. After having proceeded for a day and a half, the action before Mr. Justice McArthur, in the First Civil Court, brought by Leon Harris, of St. Kilda road, Melbourne, against Frank Thomas Stafford Jelbart, of Mair street, Ballarat, manufacturer, was settled. Harris claimed £1,168, representing an instalment of purchase money due on December 1, 1927, under a contract of sale for the purchase of an area of land near Carrum. Harris also claimed interest on £4,674, the unpaid purchase money, making a total claim of [ --- ]. Jelbart pleaded that he had been induced to make the contract by fraud. In a counter-claim he pleaded that, by the contract, he agreed to purchase… Settled out of court – with Jelbart agreeing to drop all allegations of fraud.

Jelbart was a member of the Lowan Shire Council for many years. He was a member of the Ballarat War Munitions Committee. Jelbart died in Ballarat on 12 December 1935.

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--H. Scarpe 13:14, 25 August 2011 (EST)