Started by Alfred Felton and Frederick Grimwade, Felton Grimwade & Co are best known for distributing the successful ‘Bosisto’s Oil of Eucalyptus’, which they initiated in 1865. The company’s main warehouse was located in Flinders Lane, but the Ingles Street property was their chemical works which was close to the North Sandridge Railway station. The main building on the site was the sulphuric acid works. The company also produced poison to target the rapidly growing rabbit problem in Australia in the late 19th Century. The Felton Grimwade factory was eventually taken over by the Australian Motor Industries in 1954, and remained for a further 20 years, manufacturing predominantly Rambler’s, Triumph’s and some minor work on Mercedes Benz cars. Frederick Grimwade’s son, Russell Grimwade after helping run the family business, became enormously influential and played a significant role in the development of Australia’s scientific research community.
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