Thursday, November 21, 2013

Spear

Frederick Spear Senior commenced brickmaking in Victoria Road Camberwell in 1857 and was manager of the Hawthorn Brickworks in Camberwell Road until his death in 1884. Frederick jnr managed the works to at least 1915, although in 1904 the City Brickworks Co was described as 'Late A. Spear & Sons'

Fred Spear and Harold Spear both seem to have been associated with the Co-operative Brick Company, Toorak Road, and City Brick Company, which built and owned cottages they occupied in1909-10.

There was another F Spear Brickworks (around 1913) in St. Peters Sydney often spelt 'Speare', while Frederick W Spear is also recorded as Manager of the Adelaide Brickworks in about 1915.



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  1. DamoSeptember 21, 2024 at 12:46 AM

    Hi Gary. I wasn't sure where to post this, but I landed on your blog looking for the origins of a Spear brick I came across in my modest collection. I find your blog very interesting, especially the content on archaeology and bricks. Thanks for taking the time to capture all of this valuable information.

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