BERRY George Arthur

Name George Arthur BERRY
Country Of Origin Australia
Born 1920
Died 1998
Birth/ Baptism Born 9 March 1920, Birchs Bay, Tasmania
Parents Herbert and Mabel Berry
Apprenticeship William Oliphant, Hobart
Skills Watchmaker, Jeweller
Work Locations Hobart, New Norfolk
Street Address
37 Elizabeth Street, Hobart (G W Norris)
Moonah
Cat and Fiddle Arcade, Hobart
High Street, New Norfolk
Charles Street, New Norfolk
Elizabeth Street, Hobart
Murray Street, Hobart
Marriage/Spouse Irene Webster
Other Other skills: Boat Builder, Carpenter, Instrument Repair Manufacturer.

1941-1945: Royal Australian Air Force.

Employers following war service: George Norris and Flints.

Commenced business with Les Templeton at Moonah, then moved to the Cat and Fiddle Arcade in Hobart.

Approx. late 1940s- early 1950s: Berry and Templeton operated from two premises in New Norfolk, High Street and Charles Street.

July 1952: Thieves stole jewellery, watches, and cigarette lighters worth $1,000 from Berry and Templeton’s Jeweller’s shop, Charles Street, New Norfolk.

The Mercury (Hobart) 29 August 1952:
‘NORFOLK RESIDENTS. In appreciation of the cooperation of all residents after our recent Burglary, we are REDUCING the price of all goods 15% during the month of September. Buy now for Father’s Day and Christmas and save money.
BERRY & TEMPLETON, The Jewellers, Charles St.’   

By 1954: Murray Street, Hobart.

1970: F A Flint Pty Ltd, watchmaking and jewellery business, Hobart was purchased by George.

Sons, Steven and Marcus, undertook watchmaking apprenticeships with George.

Death 10 October 1998, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart
References
Steven & Marcus Berry to Graham Mulligan, October 2022.
Web: Ancestry: Australia Electoral Rolls 1954, 1972; Australia World War II Military Service Records 1939-1945; Millingtons, C32638 1998.
The Mercury (Hobart) 12 July 1952, 15 May 1954, 26 June 2014 (Simeon Thomas-Wilson).