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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Bottle Labels - Jeffrey Bros, Casterton, n.d
... soft drink. Red label, depiction of passionfruit, black, white... soft drink. Red label, depiction of passionfruit, black, white ...Thomas Jeffrey established the Jeffrey Cordial Factory in Casterton in 1876 in Mcpherson Street.Set of 16 bottle labels Jeffreys Bros. Jusfrute Passion soft drink. Red label, depiction of passionfruit, black, white and yellow print.jeffrey bros, jeffrey cordial factory, casterton, trade -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
... AT CLUNES - GOVERNMENT BRIDGE, CRESWICK ROAD. EBERHARDS SOFT DRINK... - GOVERNMENT BRIDGE, CRESWICK ROAD. EBERHARDS SOFT DRINK FACTORY ...PHOTOGRAPH OF GOVERNMENT BRIDGE OVER CRESWICK CREEK ON CRESWICK ROAD, CLUNES. PHOTOGRAPH DONATED BY CRESWICK MUSEUM. COPIED BY MR. SEMMENS FROM AN EARLIER PHOTOGRAPH.BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF BRIDGE OVER CRESWICK CREEK AT CLUNES - GOVERNMENT BRIDGE, CRESWICK ROAD. EBERHARDS SOFT DRINK FACTORY IN CENTRE OF PHOTOGRAPH.local history, photography, photographs -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Memorabilia - Labels, n.d
... Made Soft Drinks & Cordial, Jeffreys Bros. White labels, royal... bottle labels, Casterton Country Made Soft Drinks & Cordial ...Strip of 27 self adhesive bottle labels, Casterton Country Made Soft Drinks & Cordial, Jeffreys Bros. White labels, royal blue print. -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph - Card Box Photographs, Troops on their way to Queenscliff
... A E.R. Rowlands Soft Drink Delivery truck transports troops... Ballarat East goldfields A E.R. Rowlands Soft Drink Delivery truck ...A E.R. Rowlands Soft Drink Delivery truck transports troops to Queenscliff for army training. The new recruits are yet to get their uniforms.e.r. rowlands, soldiers, vehicle, queenscliff, military -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Golden Orange Cordial
... Marchant & Co Soft Drinks Golden Orange A fresh Fruit... Korumburra gippsland Marchant & Co Soft Drinks Golden Orange A fresh ...turnable cork lid black bordered label with orange inside the border. Black writing reads Golden Orange Trade mark symbol in the top right within the borderMarchant & Co Soft Drinks Golden Orange A fresh Fruit Drink Trade Mark Rego Australia The Property of Marchant & Co Its use by others is Illegal Wak Grade -
Greensborough Historical Society
Bottle opener, Crown seal bottle openers, 1940c
... Widely used to open early beer or soft drink bottles... or soft drink bottles. The Abbots Lager opener may have been ...Widely used to open early beer or soft drink bottles. The Abbots Lager opener may have been a promotional product for this brand of beer.Cast iron bottle openers, rusted exterior. One plain, unnamed; one labelled Abbots Lager.opener, crown seal beer bottle, cast iron, abbots lager -
Mont De Lancey
Bottle opener, Carlton & United Breweries, Limited, c1940
... Widely used to open early beer or soft drink bottles...-and-dandenong-ranges Widely used to open early beer or soft drink ...Widely used to open early beer or soft drink bottles. The Abbots Lager opener may have been a promotional product for this brand of beer.Two cast iron bottle openers, rusted exterior. One labelled Fosters Lager; one labelled Abbots Lager.Carlton & Victoria Bitter.bottle openers, bottle accessories -
Greensborough Historical Society
Domestic object - Kitchenware, Bottle Tops and Sealers from 1950's/60's, 1950 c
... on glass bottles - soft drink bottles and milk bottles.... on glass bottles - soft drink bottles and milk bottles. bottle tops ...Bottles Tops and sealers from 1950's/60's. All were used on glass bottles - soft drink bottles and milk bottles.16 various Bottle Tops and Sealersbottle tops, household implements -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph, Jack Rodda's Service Station, Sebastopol 1940
... hoardings for Rowlands Soft Drinks can be seen..... Advertising hoardings for Rowlands Soft Drinks can be seen. Jack Rodda ...Jack Rodda's Service Station was located at Eclipse Ford's present location in Albert Street, Sebastopol. Advertising hoardings for Rowlands Soft Drinks can be seen.jack rodda, commerical, service station, sebastopol, albert street -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Bottle, Imitation Cordial Pineaple Reeves W'bool, 1970s
... has the name of the manufacturer of the soft drink... is of interest as an example of the soft drinks made at the Warrnambool ...This bottle came from the Warrnambool aerated waters factory of Reg Reeves. This factory in Koroit Street, Warrnambool was established in the 1860s as the Union Cordial Factory by John Davis and then bought by John Fletcher in 1885. Fletcher’s business continued until 1930 when it was bought by Ralph Reeves. Coming to Warrnambool about 1900, Ralph Reeves managed a Banyan Street cordial factory which had been established by John Rowley. Ralph Reeves bought a cordial business at Hamilton in 1916 and sold it in 1929 to concentrate on his Warrnambool cordial factory. Reeves was joined by his son Reg in Warrnambool and Reg operated the business from 1946 to 1972. The trade name of Reeves was still used after Reg Reeves died and continued on for some years. This bottle is of interest as an example of the soft drinks made at the Warrnambool aerated waters factory of Reg Reeves. Reg and his father Ralph operated a cordial business in Warrnambool for 40 years. Cordial manufacturing was an important industry in Warrnambool for over 100 years.This is a glass bottle with a long rounded body, a round base and a short rounded neck. The top of the bottle has a moulded glass open top and there is a cork stopper with a brown top to enable the bottle to be opened by turning. The stopper has the name of the manufacturer of the soft drink on it and there is a multi-coloured label pasted on to the side of the bottle. The name of the soft drinks manufacturer is also impressed into the glass on the side of the bottle. There are two small chips near the base of the bottle. Stopper: R.V.Reeves R.V.R. Bottle: Reeves Imitation Cordial Pineapple Artificially coloured &flavoured This food contains not more than 2 grains of sulphur dioxide to the pint R.J. Reeves Warrnambool ralph reeves, warrnambool, reg reeves, warrnambool, cordial manufacturers in warrnambool, history of warrnambool -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Shasta Bottle (7 Fl oz), n.d
... BY SHASTA SOFT DRINKS PORTLAND VICTORIA' Base 'ISM 708 3 SYMBOL... PRESERVATIVE ADDED BOTTLED BY SHASTA SOFT DRINKS PORTLAND VICTORIA ...Portland Aerated Waters clear glass Shasta bottle 7 fl. oz. Pyro label.Front: 'Shasta 7 Fl oz Refrishing Drinks' Back: 'ARTIFICALLY COLOURED AND FLAVOURED PRESERVATIVE ADDED BOTTLED BY SHASTA SOFT DRINKS PORTLAND VICTORIA' Base 'ISM 708 3 SYMBOL' - impressed -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: ANNUAL REPORT 1976
... Office : Bridge Street, Bendigo. Soft drink manufacturers... : Bridge Street, Bendigo. Soft drink manufacturers. Printed booklet ...Cohns or Cohn Bros. Limited Annual Report 1976. Registered Office : Bridge Street, Bendigo. Soft drink manufacturers. Printed booklet sixteen pages in length, including cover. Directors : Peter G. Hutchins (Chairman), John F. Smith, Levart (Vic) Pty Ltd., Alternate Director Gail V. Pearl for John F. Smith. Secretaries: John F. Smith and Gail V. Pearl. During the year the company's Bendigo soft drink plant was sold.bendigo, industry, cohn bros., cohns. cohn bros. limited. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: ANNUAL REPORT 1975
... Office : Bridge Street, Bendigo. Soft drink manufacturers... : Bridge Street, Bendigo. Soft drink manufacturers. Printed booklet ...Cohns or Cohn Bros. Limited Annual Report 1975. Registered Office : Bridge Street, Bendigo. Soft drink manufacturers. Printed booklet sixteen pages in length, including cover. Directors : Peter G. Hutchins (Chairman), John F. Smith, Levart (Vic) Pty Ltd., Alternate Director Gail V. Pearl for John F. Smith. Secretaries: John F. Smith and Gail V. Pearl. During the year the company's Bendigo soft drink plant was sold.bendigo, industry, cohn bros., cohns. cohn bros. limited. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Lydia Chancellor collection: Taraxville about 1915
... of George Pethard, who moved his soft drink factory from Numurkah... Pethard, who moved his soft drink factory from Numurkah to Bendigo ..." Taraxville" in Panton St., Golden Square was the home of George Pethard, who moved his soft drink factory from Numurkah to Bendigo in 1902. ( See item 8346.4 for biographical information on George Pethard.)Black and white photograph glued to cardboard. The subject of the photo is a house identified as "Taraxville" about 1915.In blue pen "Taraxville" about 1915house, taraxville, 1915 -
Hume City Civic Collection
Bottle, E. Murphy Riddell's Creek, c1800's
... A light green bottle used for soft drinks. The neck... for soft drinks. The neck is broken and at the base of neck ...This bottle was used by E. Murphy of Riddell's Creek.A light green bottle used for soft drinks. The neck is broken and at the base of neck there is provision for a wire clamp which held the ball at the opening in place. There is embossed writing around the bottle. The base of the bottle is recessed.E. MURPHY / EM / REG'D / RIDDELL'S CREEKbottles, murphy, e., food, riddell's creek, george evans collection -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Bottle, Fletts, Mid 20th century
... of the manufacture of the soft drink are impressed into the glass... top is missing. The details of the manufacture of the soft ...This bottle came from the Warrnambool aerated waters factory of Charles and Frederick Flett, with the business known as Warrnambool Cordials Pty Ltd. This business had been established by Joseph Lescai in the 1920s. He had a fruit shop near the corner of Lava and Fairy Streets and then moved further north in Fairy Street. His cordial business flourished and was bought by a company of local businessmen before being sold to Thomas Hill in the 1930s. In the early 1940s Warrnambool Cordials Pty Ltd was purchased by Charles and Frederick Flett. Their father, William was originally a tinsmith in Timor Street and the two sons continued on his plumbing business until the 1950s as well as operating the cordial factory. In the 1960s Frederick sold the cordial business to Thomas McKenzie and it became McKenzie’s Cordials. This bottle is of interest as a memento of the Flett brothers cordial business in Warrnambool in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Warrnambool Cordials Pty Ltd was a prominent business in Warrnambool for 40 years.This is a clear glass bottle with a rounded base and a circular body tapering to a narrower neck with a moulded glass open top. The stopper or bottle top is missing. The details of the manufacture of the soft drink are impressed into the glass on the sides of the bottle.‘Fletts Warrnambool’ ‘Warrnambool Cordials Pty Ltd Warrnambool’ ‘This bottle is the property of the Warrnambool Cordials Pty. Ltd. Warrnamnbool’ charles and frederick flett, warrnambool, warrnambool cordials pty ltd, cordial manufacturers in warrnambool, history of warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Bottle, D Mc Sweeney, Late 19th century
... of the manufacturer of the soft drink contents is embedded into the glass... was a prominent maker of soft drinks in the late 19th century. Daniel ...This torpedo glass bottle comes from the Warrnambool aerated waters business of Daniel McSweeney. It would have held a type of soda and the bottle was made so that it could not stand up and so the soda was kept in contact with the cork. This stopped the cork from shrinking and so the pressure was not lost. Daniel McSweeney opened a cordial factory in Fairy Street in 1885 and, by the early 1890s had transferred his business to Henna Street. This factory was advertised as the largest cordial factory in the Western District, though this appeared to refer to the size of the building. In the late 1890s James Trigg leased the factory from McSweeney for some time. The factory was closed in 1900 but the building remains today and is occupied by the Alderdice Brass FoundryThis bottle is of interest as one of few bottles we have that came from the Warrnambool cordial factory of Daniel McSweeney. He was a prominent maker of soft drinks in the late 19th century.This is a green glass bottle. It is a ‘torpedo’ bottle so it is of a spherical shape with a pointed curved end, a rounded neck and a round moulded top. There is no stopper. The name of the manufacturer of the soft drink contents is embedded into the glass on one side. ‘D.McSweeney Warrnambool’ daniel mcsweeney warrnambool, cordial manufacturers in warrnambool, history of warrnambool -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Postcard, n.d
... near ship, numerous bicycles, several men, stall selling soft..., numerous bicycles, several men, stall selling soft drinks Postcard ...Black and white photo postcard, ship loading wheat. Deep Water Pier, Portland, 'Crecaldy'. Railway trucks, small shed near ship, numerous bicycles, several men, stall selling soft drinksFront: 'SHIPPING WHEAT, DEEP WATER PIER PORTLAND VICTORIA, TOYE PHOTO' - in white print, lower edge of postcardport of portland, industry, maritime -
Orbost & District Historical Society
bottle, C 1935-1950
... A clear glass soft drink bottle with an in ternal screw... manufacturers via ‘bottle merchants’. marchants soft-drinks bottle ...Glass bottles were refillable until the 1960s, creating a demand for their collection and onsale back to beverage manufacturers via ‘bottle merchants’.A clear glass soft drink bottle with an in ternal screw in top of red plastic and black rubber. It contained 30 fluid ounces. The bottle has a diamond pattern at the top and bottom. The label is painted on the front in red and white.Base- AGM 12 M Label - Serve Icy Cold Preservative Added MARCHANTS Artificially Coloured It's the most Net Contents 30 fl ozs The container is not soldmarchants soft-drinks bottle beverages -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Bottle, n.d
... Clear glass soft drink bottle. Embossed in circle... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Clear glass soft drink ...Clear glass soft drink bottle. Embossed in circle. 'Jeffreys Bros Trade JB Mark Casterton' Rear 'THIS BOTTLE IS THE PROPERTY OF JEFFREYS BROS. CASTERTON' Measures Diameter top 2.5cm, Bottom 8cm, 30cm high -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Bottle, n.d
... Clear glass soft drink bottle. Embossed in circle 'Jeffreys... - embossed Clear glass soft drink bottle. Embossed in circle ...Clear glass soft drink bottle. Embossed in circle 'Jeffreys Bros Trade JB Mark Casterton' Rear 'THIS BOTTLE IS THE PROPERTY OF JEFFREYS BROS CASTERTON' Measures 23cm high Diameter top: 2cm Bottom: 6.2cmBack: Bottom: 'M608' M - embossed -
Parks Victoria - Wilsons Promontory Lightstation
Bottles
... ranging from beer, soft drink and chutney bottles to bottles... beer, soft drink and chutney bottles to bottles designed ...The catalogue includes twenty-one diverse types of bottles ranging from beer, soft drink and chutney bottles to bottles designed to hold perfume, medicines and poisons. They appear to range in date from the nineteenth to c.mid-twentieth centuries and represent various types of mass-produced consumer goods that were commonly available at the time. The five different types of bottles included in 0156.5 are made of clear glass with tapered necks and narrow openings to facilitate pouring. One can be positively identified as an imported mineral soda water/soft drink bottle because of the marble stopper in the neck and thickness of the glass. The globe-stopper bottle, also known as a ‘Codd’ bottle, was invented by English engineer, Hiram Codd in 1873 for holding gaseous soft drinks. The thick glass could withstand the pressure of the contents as well as repeated bottling by manufacturers. The bottles were probably used by former lightkeeper households. and tapered, narrow necks. The older ‘porter’ has a slightly bulbous neck. The bottles were probably used by former lightkeeper residents. Five glass bottles. Four are clear glass and one has coloured to green. -
Mont De Lancey
Glass ashtray, Asahi Breweries
... of Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. which is a beer and soft drink... companies of Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. which is a beer and soft ...Asahi Breweries is one of the main operating companies of Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. which is a beer and soft drink company based in Tokyo, Japan. As of January 2014, Asahi, with a 38% market share, was the largest of the four major beer producers in Japan. Amber-coloured glass ashtray created from a melted and squashed "stubbie" beer bottle with no cap.On main part of ashtray:"Where there's life there's butts" together with three cigarette butts, all surrounded by a double lined border, all in white paint. Around the base of the neck of the bottle: "Asahi Beer' embossed 4 timessmoking equipment, ashtrays -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - BOTTLES COLLECTION: PEPPERMINT CORDIAL BY CHAS GLOVER BENDIGO
... in a partnership with Charles Runting as soft drink manufacturers in Chapel... in a partnership with Charles Runting as soft drink manufacturers in Chapel ...Charles John Glover (1881-1965) began his career driving a cordial cart for Mr Phillips. By 1906 he was operating in a partnership with Charles Runting as soft drink manufacturers in Chapel Street. This partnership was dissolved in 1907 and Glover continued alone.Glass bottle. Brown with black edges label: compound cordial at the top, and in pencil 15-20 yo old. underneath in an oval the trademark symbol of two bulls a coat of arms, a crown and a flag. The main part of the label has a flower symbol and the words ''flavored peppermint approx 26 ozs.'' diagonally across. Manufactured by Chas Glover Bendigo, phone 343. The bottle is full, cork in position with wax cover.bendigo, business, chas glover -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRUCK CAR TRAM
... for Cohn Bros. soft drink manufacturers and Gillies Bros. Pies.... Advert along top of tram for Cohn Bros. soft drink manufacturers ...Black and white photo: Showing No. 19 truck car departing depot destined for Charing Cross. Advert along top of tram for Cohn Bros. soft drink manufacturers and Gillies Bros. Pies. Part of Basil Miller collection.person, individual, basil miller -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: LABELS
... for soft drinks (6), cordial (1), juice (1), soup (1), peeled.... Cohn Bros. Collection. 17 black & white labels for soft drinks ...Document. Cohn Bros. Collection. 17 black & white labels for soft drinks (6), cordial (1), juice (1), soup (1), peeled tomatoes (1), sauce (4), pickles (1), and 6 O'clock Lager (2).organization, business, cohn bros, cohn bros. collection, brewers, cordial & aerated water manufacturers, labels -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Seriously Burnt Boy
... glass soft drink bottle that was used to feed him. The boy... only possession, a clear glass soft drink bottle that was used ...A black and white photograph of a small Vietnamese boy, seriously burnt by napalm, clutches his only possession, a clear glass soft drink bottle that was used to feed him. The boy was in the Australian Surgical Team hospital, in a small hamlet outside Ben Hoa, South Vietnam.photograph, ben hoa hospital, australian surgical team hospital, napalm, gibbons collection catalogue, vietnamese children -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, c1962
... the destination of Golden Square, a Cohns Soft drink ad on the dash panel... Square, a Cohns Soft drink ad on the dash panel and a "R.J ...Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo 5 passing through the Bridge St Loop. Tram has the destination of Golden Square, a Cohns Soft drink ad on the dash panel and a "R.J. Conroy" roof advertisement. Photo taken c1962."BES 31" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, north bendigo, bridge st, tram 5 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Container - Bottle, Reeves Stopper bottle, 1950s
... of the soft drink. ... the name of the manufacturer of the soft drink. Reeves Stopper ...This bottle comes from the Warrnambool aerated water factory of Reg Reeves. This factory, in Koroit Street, Warrnambool, was established in the 1860s as the Union Cordial Factory by John Davis and then bought by John Fletcher in 1885. Fletcher’s business continued until 1930 when it was bought by Ralph Reeves. Coming to Warrnambool about 1900, Ralph Reeves managed a Banyan Street, Warrnambool cordial factory which had been established by John Rowley. Ralph Reeves bought a business in 1916 at Hamilton and sold it in 1929 to concentrate on the Warrnambool business. Reeves was joined by his son Reg in Warrnambool and Reg operated the business from 1946 to 1972. The trade name of Reeves was still used after Reg Reeves died and continued on for some years. This bottle is of interest as an example of a lemonade bottle form Reeves Cordial Factory in Warrnambool. The Reeves family operated this business in Warrnambool for 40 years. Cordial manufacturing was an important industry in Warrnambool for over 100 years. This is a clear glass lemonade bottle with a round base, a rounded body and a smaller circular neck with a screw top stopper made of composite material. A metal handle is attached to the neck section and it has a coil of metal on the handle for easier handling. The stopper has the name of the manufacturer of the soft drink. ‘R.V.Reeves R.V.R.’ (twice)reeves cordial factory, warrnambool, cordial manufacturing in warrnambool, history of warrnambool -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Codd neck bottle, E. Rowlands, 1921
... in top. Once contained soda water or soft drink. Manufactured... marble in top. Once contained soda water or soft drink ...The design of the bottle is called a Codd, sometimes referred to as a marble bottle or "Codd's patent bottle". During the mid-to-late 1800s, there were many inventions to keep the fizz in carbonated drinks such as ginger ale, soda water, and fruit drinks. Hiram Codd, an English engineer invented a successful process that he patented as "Codd's patented globe stopper bottle" in 1872. The Codd-neck bottle (commonly called Codd or marble bottle) is manufactured in two parts. The body of the bottle is cast in two sections. At the time of joining the sections, glass marble and rubber seal are inserted into the neck section. The lip is then applied to the top of the bottle. The Codd bottle is filled upside down as the pressure of the gas from the carbonated liquid holds the marble up and out of the way. When the bottle stands upright the gas pushes the marble up against the washer, creating a firm seal to keep the fizz inside. The bottle is opened by pushing the marble down firmly to allow some of the gas to escape. The marble drops down and is caught in a depression formed in the neck. When the bottle is tilted to pour or drink the liquid the marble rests in a dimple. Two Ballarat miners, Evan Rowland and Robert Lewis started manufacturing mineral and aerated waters, bitters, cordials, and liqueurs in 1854, in a tent on the shores of Lake Wendouree Ballarat. Another 13 firms at that time employed manual operations, whereas they introduced Taylor's No. 1 machine that speeded up the process and laid the foundation for their fortune. Evan Rowland was a pioneer in the aerated water trade in Australia. He was born on August 2, 1826, in North Wales. In 1852, during the gold rush, he emigrated to Melbourne, and in 1854 he went to Ballarat and formed a partnership with Robert Lewis, the firm being called ‘‘Rowlands & Lewis’’. Their next step was to secure a supply of pure water. Using mineral Waters that they found via a natural spring at Warrenheip, Victoria. From the outset, the beverages made from this water gained repute and were in great demand. Their business prospered so well that in 1858 they were able to build a factory at the corner of Sturt and Dawson Streets, Ballarat, and to fit with the most up-to-date machinery then in use. By 1870 their business had increased so much and demand had grown to such an extent that Mr. Rowlands erected another factory, covering over an acre of ground at the corner of Dana and Doveton Streets, costing £13,000. The factory was fitted with the most modern equipment of the time to manufacture cordials and aerated water. In 1873 Rowlands established an agency at 116 Collins St, Melbourne, because the demand for the products of the Melbourne factory became so large. The company expanded to Sydney opening a factory at the corner of Burns & Hay Streets Darling Harbour obtaining spring water to supply this plant from Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. The water was brought to Sydney by rail. In the meantime, the Melbourne concern had progressed so rapidly that in 1888 a magnificent factory embodying all the latest ideas and equipment was built in King Street Melbourne. Robert Lewis was a fellow Welshman born in 1816, and he arrived in Port Phillip in 1853 and became a partner in the early day with Evan Rowland but with lesser and shorter involvement in the firm, from which he retired in 1876. Robert Lewis was perhaps better known as Ballarat's first mayor and a Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was a strong supporter of local charities, president/treasurer of the Eisteddfod Committee, a major force in the development of the Ballarat Hospital, and he was the mayor of Ballarat five times, the first in 1863, (having been a counsellor as early as 1859) and for the last time in 1881. Lewis died in 1884 of a stroke in Ballarat. Rowlands continued in the firm and invented and patented an improved soda water bottle. The water used in Rowlands products was filtered four times but his attempts to use local corks failed on quality grounds. He was a stickler for quality, which was so good that many outside Victoria were prepared to pay the 'premium' imposed by inter-colonial customs duty payable at that time. By the 1890s, Rowlands had factories in Ballarat, Melbourne, Sydney, and Newcastle. He died in 1894 but his company continued until well after the Second World War when it was sold to Schweppes.An early manufacturing process producing the first mineral waters in Australia was invented and developed by an early Welsh migrant to Australia. The Evan Rowlands story gives an insight into the early development of manufacturing industries in Australia that allowed their workers and the towns they were situated in to prosper and develop into what they are today. Bottle; clear glass Codd neck bottle with small marble in top. Once contained soda water or soft drink. Manufactured in 1921 by E. Rowlands of Ballarat, Melbourne, Katoomba and Sydney. The bottle is 'recyclable' - the message on the base says that it remains the property of E. Rowlands Pty Ltd."E. ROWLANDS BALLARAT MELBOURNE KATOOMBA AND SYDNEY". Imprinted into bas "1921" "THIS BOTTLE REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF E. 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