Norman Indeed there was a grocery company owned by Henry Berry, so there may well have been a Berry brand jam. BERRY, HENRY (1836?-1923), businessman, was born at Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England, the second son of Thomas Berry, farmer, and his wife Elizabeth, née Parton. He was educated at Warman's Canterbury school. In February 1856 he arrived at Melbourne in the Nimrod and in 1859 after some unprofitable years as a grocer he joined John May, a salt and general merchant. Soon sole owner, Berry expanded the business and was the first to attempt the manufacture of salt from local deposits. His factory at Cundare, near Colac, absorbed £10,000 before he admitted defeat. Berry later developed the important deposits at Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsula, which were amalgamated with others at the end of the century to form the Castle Salt Co-operative Co. In 1878 Berry opened a branch of his general merchandise business in Adelaide. Other branches followed in New Zealand 1885, Sydney 1890, Brisbane 1891, and Perth 1896, and he opened offices in London and Toronto. In 1879 his brother Howard joined the firm and Berry's son, Henry Parton May, became a partner in 1888. By 1899 Berry employees numbered six hundred in Australia and New Zealand. In 1888 Berry addressed the Australasian Commercial Congress in Melbourne, outlining his experiences of business efficiency in America and calling attention to the 'want of thoroughness in our Australian youth'. Berry's success was achieved, contemporaries declared, by grit, endurance, energy and straightforwardness. In addition, Berry was known for his philanthropy and his firm had a reputation for integrity. Berry was a Methodist lay preacher and for twenty years held services in the Kew Asylum for the children to whom he also gave a beach outing each Christmas. He gave £400 a year for a Queen's College scholarship and supported other church organizations. He was a justice of the peace and a trustee for the new Sailors' Institute in Port Melbourne. A sick man for some years before his death at 86 on 10 January 1923 at Otira, Walpole Street, Kew, Berry had been married three times: first, to Elizabeth Hurst; second, to Louisa Delbridge, by whom he had five sons and seven daughters; and third to Mary Louisa Delbridge, widow of Dr Heffernan, who survived him. Select Bibliography A. Sutherland et al, Victoria and its Metropolis, vol 2 (Melb, 1888); Australasian Commercial Congress, Report of Proceedings (Melb, 1889); C. Irving Benson (ed), A Century of Victorian Methodism (Melb, 1935); Henry Berry & Co. (Australasia) Ltd, Birthday 100 (Melb, 1959); Royal Commission on the Tariff, Report, Votes and Proceedings (Legislative Assembly, Victoria), 1883, 2 (S50); Argus (Melbourne), 11 Jan 1923. More on the resources Author: J. Ann Hone Print Publication Details: J. Ann Hone, 'Berry, Henry (1836? - 1923)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, Melbourne University Press, 1969, p. 156.   Peter Skeehan Melbourne - Australia   ________________________________ From: Norman Archibald <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, 9 December, 2008 5:14:46 PM Subject: Berry Jam Company Would anyone on the list remember an Australian company called the "Berry Jam Company". I`m sure there was such a company in Australia when I grew up as a kid in the late 1940`s and 50`s. I was told a BERRY established the jam company, IXL, but I know for a fact it was Henry JONES not a BERRY, but I do seem to recall a Berry Jam Company as such. Am I wrong, or is it a case of early onset Alzimers setting in, please help. Norman A. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Start your day with Yahoo!7 and win a Sony Bravia TV. Enter now http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset/?p1=other&p2=au&p3=tagline

Peter Skeehan wrote: > Norman > > Indeed there was a grocery company owned by Henry Berry, so there may well have been a Berry brand jam. > > BERRY, HENRY (1836?-1923), businessman, was born at Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England, the second son of Thomas Berry, farmer, and his wife Elizabeth, née Parton. He was educated at Warman's Canterbury school. In February 1856 he arrived at Melbourne in the Nimrod and in 1859 after some unprofitable years as a grocer he joined John May, a salt and general merchant. Soon sole owner, Berry expanded the business and was the first to attempt the manufacture of salt from local deposits. His factory at Cundare, near Colac, absorbed £10,000 before he admitted defeat. Berry later developed the important deposits at Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsula, which were amalgamated with others at the end of the century to form the Castle Salt Co-operative Co. In 1878 Berry opened a branch of his general merchandise business in Adelaide. Other branches followed in New Zealand 1885, Sydney 1890, Brisbane 1891, and Perth 1896, and he opened offices in London and Toronto. In > 1879 his brother Howard joined the firm and Berry's son, Henry Parton May, became a partner in 1888. By 1899 Berry employees numbered six hundred in Australia and New Zealand. > > In 1888 Berry addressed the Australasian Commercial Congress in Melbourne, outlining his experiences of business efficiency in America and calling attention to the 'want of thoroughness in our Australian youth'. Berry's success was achieved, contemporaries declared, by grit, endurance, energy and straightforwardness. In addition, Berry was known for his philanthropy and his firm had a reputation for integrity. Berry was a Methodist lay preacher and for twenty years held services in the Kew Asylum for the children to whom he also gave a beach outing each Christmas. He gave £400 a year for a Queen's College scholarship and supported other church organizations. He was a justice of the peace and a trustee for the new Sailors' Institute in Port Melbourne. > A sick man for some years before his death at 86 on 10 January 1923 at Otira, Walpole Street, Kew, Berry had been married three times: first, to Elizabeth Hurst; second, to Louisa Delbridge, by whom he had five sons and seven daughters; and third to Mary Louisa Delbridge, widow of Dr Heffernan, who survived him. > Select Bibliography > A. Sutherland et al, Victoria and its Metropolis, vol 2 (Melb, 1888); Australasian Commercial Congress, Report of Proceedings (Melb, 1889); C. Irving Benson (ed), A Century of Victorian Methodism (Melb, 1935); Henry Berry & Co. (Australasia) Ltd, Birthday 100 (Melb, 1959); Royal Commission on the Tariff, Report, Votes and Proceedings (Legislative Assembly, Victoria), 1883, 2 (S50); Argus (Melbourne), 11 Jan 1923. More on the resources > Author: J. Ann Hone > Print Publication Details: J. Ann Hone, 'Berry, Henry (1836? - 1923)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, Melbourne University Press, 1969, p. 156. > > Peter Skeehan > Melbourne - Australia > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Norman Archibald <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, 9 December, 2008 5:14:46 PM > Subject: Berry Jam Company > > Would anyone on the list remember an Australian company called the "Berry Jam Company". > I`m sure there was such a company in Australia when I grew up as a kid in the late 1940`s and 50`s. > I was told a BERRY established the jam company, IXL, but I know for a fact it was Henry JONES not a BERRY, but I do seem to recall a Berry Jam Company as such. > Am I wrong, or is it a case of early onset Alzimers setting in, please help. > Norman A. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Start your day with Yahoo!7 and win a Sony Bravia TV. Enter now http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset/?p1=other&p2=au&p3=tagline > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.15/1838 - Release Date: 8/12/2008 6:16 PM > > My grandfather had a small grocery shop in Camperdown in the 1940s and I recall the name Henry Berry. Was it a wholesale distributor? Would "Reps" have called on my grandfather? The name is very familiar to me. Cheers Beth