James Martin & Co
James Martin & Co. was an Australian engineering company which progressed from making agricultural equipment to making railway locomotives.[1]
Growth
James Martin & Co. was founded in Gawler, South Australia in around 1848 by James Martin. By the late 1870s it employed over 200 workers on 8 acres (3 ha). The company operated a large foundry, and an extensive range of workshops. James Martin's production included agricultural machinery, steam engines, iron bridges and mining machinery. In the late 1870s the works were the second largest engineering establishment in the colony of South Australia, second only to the Government's railway workshop.[2]
By 1898, the company had build 170 locomotives for several customers.[3]
Liquidation
The company went bankrupt and was handed over to a liquidator in the early 20th century. James Martin's site and machinery were sold by the liquidator in December 1907. The purchaser, Henry Dutton, kept the firm's name but decided not to continue the agricultural side of the business.[4] The Government assisted the new owner with a large order for new locomotives.[5] The agricultural machinery production works was purchased in January 1908 with the intention of resuming operations.[6] In 1915 Perry Engineering purchased the business from Dutton's estate,[7] and most of the major contract work then went to Mile End.
Output
The company was located near but on a broad gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)) siding.
Broad Gauge
Locomotives
- South Australian Railways R class – 1890 [8]
- South Australian Railways S class – 6 [9][10]
- South Australian Railways Q class – 1892 [11]
Narrow Gauge
Locomotives
- South Australian Railways Y class – 77
- South Australian Railways Z class
- WAGR P class (1896) / MRWA P class – 2
Wagons
- W class bogie wagon [12]
See also
Locomotives
References
- ↑ "MESSRS. JAMES MARTIN & CO. S ENGINEERING WORKS, GAWLER.". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 1 July 1878. p. 6. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "A visit to Messrs. James Martin and Co.'s Engineering Works at Gawler". The Register (Adelaide). 6 September 1877. p. 12.
- ↑ "MESSRS. JAMES MARTIN AND CO.". The Queenslander (National Library of Australia). 27 August 1898. p. 420. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "News of the day". The Register (Adelaide). 9 December 1908. p. 6.
- ↑ "James Martin & Co., Gawler". The Register (Adelaide). 18 December 1907. p. 6.
- ↑ "James Martin & Co., Gawler". The Register (Adelaide). 15 January 1908. p. 4.
- ↑ "Martin & Co's Works.". Bunyip (Gawler, SA: National Library of Australia). 16 April 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "VICEREGAL ENGINEDRIVER.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 19 February 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ↑ "COUNTRY NEWS.". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 15 November 1894. p. 6. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ↑ "THE LOCOMOTIVE WORKSHOPS.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 14 September 1904. p. 9. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ↑ "GAWLER.". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 13 April 1892. p. 3. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ↑ "THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 5 October 1905. p. 8. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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