1. Sir George Alfred Julius was an English-born New Zealand inventor and entrepreneur.
12 Facts About George Julius
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George Alfred Julius was born in a small house in Bethel Street, Norwich, England,.
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Later, Churchill George Julius became vicar of Holy Trinity, Islington, London; he subsequently accepted the appointment as Archdeacon of Ballarat, Australia, and it was here that the family travelled on the sailing ship South Australian in 1884.
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The family moved to New Zealand when Churchill George Julius was nominated to the Diocese of Christchurch in 1889; he was consecrated Bishop of Christchurch in 1890, and made Anglican Primate and Archbishop of New Zealand in 1922.
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In 1890, George Julius enrolled in a BSc degree course at Canterbury College.
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George Julius travelled to Western Australia to accept an appointment as assistant engineer on the staff of the Locomotive Department, Western Australian Government Railways.
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George Julius worked for the Department for eleven years and was promoted to chief draughtsman and then engineer in charge of tests.
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In whatever spare time he had, George Julius worked on the design for an automatic totalisator.
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George Julius lobbied for development of primary production and solution to issues in such areas as food storage and food preservation.
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George Julius was knighted in the 1929 New Years Honours List.
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George Julius remained active as a committee representative until his death on 28 June 1946.
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George Julius was the father of Wendy Whiteley, wife of the Australian painter Brett Whiteley, and his granddaughter was Arkie Whiteley.