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Catermole's Brickworks [B 45597] • Photograph

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Summary

Catermole's brickworks, Saddleworth. It is possible the owner was John David Cattermole. He and his family moved from Saddleworth to Diapur, Victoria in 1889 where he ran a very successful Brickworks. Most of the buildings in the Nhill area at that time were made of Diapur Brick. He was born in Norfolk, England in 1845 and died in Nhill in 1918 he is buried at Bleak House Cemetery, a few kilometres from Diapur. According to a researcher, it is likely John David Cattermole was born in Waterford, Ireland 1845. The family moved to England. After Saddleworth Cattermole moved to Diapur. His son William James worked as a brickmaker and eventually William Cattermole had brickworks in Bordertown (1907) which his brother, Samuel David Cattermole bought from him in 1913. The Bordertown kilns operated until the 1940s, when it closed.

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Physical description

Photograph (b&w print); 20.5 cm x 25.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1906

Collection

Part of Saddleworth Collection

Subject

Cattermole's (Firm)
Brickworks -- South Australia -- Saddleworth

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Historical information

Since the time of this photograph the river has been diverted and the brickworks demolished.

Digitisation information

Date

21/01/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

8,057 x 5,199 pixels (41.9 MP)

Size

125.69 MB

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