The Argus, Melbourne, Saturday 14th November 1891, page 7
Charitable acknowledgements appeared in the Argus newspaper many times until the closure of the company in 1899. Donations were made in the name of Ferguson & Urie and in the name of Employees of the firm for donations to Hospitals and other charitable organisations. Although James Ferguson and James Urie were staunch Presbyterians, they appeared to make no particular distinction or favour when it came to charity or the church.
The Argus, Melbourne, Saturday 9th Jan 1886, page 8.
An advertisement appeared in the Argus for about two weeks on January 1886:
“TO LET, for one or four years, from the 1st February next, MUNRO and BAILLIEU’S PREMISES, 10 Collins-street east. Part of Ferguson and Urie’s buildings, and next to the National Bank. Full particulars upon application.”
This particular family line of “Baillieu” has a long Victorian historical history and to the Victorian Parliamentary Premier, Ted Baillieu (as at 2011).
The Ferguson & Urie, Slating, Glazing, and Plumbing company placed a triple advertisement in the Melbourne Argus advertising Lattice Glazing, Lead windows for churches, zinc spouting, piping and revolving cowls for chimneys and tin roofing tiles from their Curzon street premises near the north east corner of the Benevolent Asylum.
The Argus, Melbourne, Tuesday 4th October 1853, page 8.
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In August 1853 the first newspaper advertisement for the Ferguson & Urie business appeared in the Melbourne Argus newspaper.
The Scottish Brothers, James & David Ferguson from Wallace Town, and James Urie from Kilmarnock, were by trade Slaters, Glaziers & Plumbers from Ayr in Scotland and had arrived in Melbourne circa 29th April 1853 to seek their fortune in the Australian Colony.
Although the discovery of gold in Victoria was a temptation to many immigrants, the three men stuck to the business principals of making money via a demand for a commodity and advancing the likelihood of their success from the side economic effects of the gold rush. In the years 1853 to 1861 the company stuck to the skills of their trade, primarily as slaters, glaziers and plumbers, but in late 1861 this situation would change. The company’s new direction would see them cemented in history as Australia’s Pioneers in the medieval art of stained glass craftsmanship in Australia.
The Argus, Melbourne, Friday 19 August 1853, page 7.
“LATTICE Windows – Lead lattice Windows, for churches, cottages, etc, made to say pattern or design by Ferguson and Urie, north-east corner of Benevolent Asylum”.
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