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Russell worked at iron foundries owned by his family in Scotland and Tasmania before starting a foundry and engineering works with his brothers on the banks of the Tank Stream in the modern-day Sydney CBD in 1838. Four years later, in 1842 Russell split from his brothers' business and founded his own operations where he remained for the next 13 years. In 1855, he reunited with his brothers, forming P. N. Russell & Company, which became the largest known steelworks in Australia at the time. Russell returned to London in 1860 to retire but remained attached to the business by acting as its London representative. Following a number of labour strikes at the business, P. N. Russell & Company finally closed its doors in 1875, but not without leaving Russell a wealth retiree.
Sir Peter Nicol Russell | |
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Born | 4 July 1816 Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland |
Died | 10 July 1905 (aged 89) |
Resting place | East Finchley Cemetery |
Nationality | Scottish |
Education | Abbotshall Parish School Kirkcaldy Grammar |
Spouse | Charlotte Russell (née Lorimer) |
Children | none |
Parent(s) | Robert Russell Janet Russell (née Nicol) |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil engineering Metallurgy |
Practice name | Russell Bros Sydney Foundry and Engineering Works P. N. Russell & Company |
Signature | |
Russell gifted a total of £100,000 to the University of Sydney, where the Peter Nicol Russell School of Engineering was named in his honour.