Lance Brisbane

A statue of Lance Brisbane erected by an unknown artist at the Ascot Brick Works in 2021

Sir Hugh Lancelot (Lance) Brisbane (16 March 1893 – 4 February 1966) was a prominent Western Australian industrialist and businessman.[1][2][3] He was involved with the ownership and management of a number of brick and tile manufacturing companies in Perth, Western Australia:

Ascot Brick Works
H L Brisbane & Wunderlich Ltd.[4]
Bristile [5]

In the Perth metropolitan area, a number of display sites of tiles and bricks existed.[6]


References

  1. ^ "Biographical Entry". Australian Dictionary of Biography Online.
  2. ^ "Wembley Ware". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. ^ "The Old Mill". South Perth Library. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Business Amalgamation". The West Australian. Vol. 54, no. 16, 289. Western Australia. 14 September 1938. p. 14. Retrieved 24 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Moore, Bryce (1987), From the ground up: Bristile, Whittakers and Metro Brick in Western Australian history, University of Western Australia Press, ISBN 978-0-85564-247-1
  6. ^ The Sir Lance Brisbane Land of Make Believe, Yokine, March 1981, Galeforce Photography, 1981, retrieved 24 October 2023