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Ritchie, Samuel Sextus (1825 - 1879)

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Born: 1825 Greenwich, Kent, England. Died: 8 March 1879 Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia.

Samuel Sextus Ritchie was manager of the Melbourne Meat Preserving Company 1867-79. Canned meat production was begun in September 1868 and a few months before his death he invented canning machinery claimed to be far superior to that used in the United States.

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003894. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 2 August 2006

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