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Simon Zöllner (1821 – October 17, 1880) was an Australian iron and steel manufacturer, metal and alloy manufacturer and metal goods manufacturer. Zöllner was born in Posen (Poznan),
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and died in
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. Zollner's main business interest was the Sydney Galvanizing Works, which by 1870 employed 52 men and boys and used 15 to 18 tons of black sheet-iron a week to manufacture galvanized iron products. In 1862-1863, he was one of four prominent new shareholders that reformed the company operating the
Fitzroy Iron Works The Fitzroy Iron Works at Mittagong, New South Wales, was the first commercial iron smelting works in Australia. It first operated in 1848. From 1848 to around 1910, various owners and lessees attempted to achieve profitable operations but ult ...
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Immigrants to the Colony of New South Wales Emigrants from the Kingdom of Prussia 1821 births 1880 deaths 19th-century Australian businesspeople Date of birth unknown {{Australia-bio-stub