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Biddulph, Edward

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Biddulph, Edward

Captain Edward Biddulph, manufacturer of steam engines at Cockle Bay in the 1830s.

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Sydney Flour Mills before 1850

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Sydney Flour Mills before 1850

Wheat was a staple European food and the British brought it to Australia in 1788 expecting it be the basis of their diet. Before it could be consumed, however, the grain needed to be ground into flour, so flour milling became an immediate and necessary secondary industry in the colony.