Remembered today as the inventor of the popular Australian confectionery bar,
the Violet Crumble.
Spectator and Methodist Chronicle
Wednesday 15th May 1918
The Late Mr. A. Hoadley. -
The many friends of Mr. A. Hoadley
will, regret to learn of his death, which
took place at his residence, "Bella Vista",
Cotham road, Kew, on Sunday last.
Born in County Sussex, in 1844, he
belonged to an, old South of England family.
Arrived in Victoria in 1865. Mr. Hoadley.
in 1888, founded the firm of A. Hoadley
and Co., which, through his untiring
energy and ability, grew into a very large
manufacturing business, with branches in
all the States of the Commonwealth, and
his whole business career was marked by
a high standard of commercial integrity.
He was connected with the Chamber of
Manufactures for many years, and for
some time was one of its vice-presidents.
He took a. keen interest in the welfare of
the young men of the city, and was
president of the Y.M.C.A., and a member of
the Board for a long period. He was a
prominent member of the Methodist
Church, and was one of the chief movers
in establishing the Central Mission at
Wesley Church, and his interest in the
property now known as the Burwood Boys'
Farm, to be used as a training farm for
neglected boys, was one of the many
tokens of his ready sympathy with every
good work. His death is a distinct loss
to the business and religious world. He
leaves a widow and a family of four sons
and four daughters.
Remembered today as the inventor of the popular Australian confectionery bar,
the Violet Crumble.
Spectator and Methodist Chronicle
Wednesday 15th May 1918
The Late Mr. A. Hoadley. -
The many friends of Mr. A. Hoadley
will, regret to learn of his death, which
took place at his residence, "Bella Vista",
Cotham road, Kew, on Sunday last.
Born in County Sussex, in 1844, he
belonged to an, old South of England family.
Arrived in Victoria in 1865. Mr. Hoadley.
in 1888, founded the firm of A. Hoadley
and Co., which, through his untiring
energy and ability, grew into a very large
manufacturing business, with branches in
all the States of the Commonwealth, and
his whole business career was marked by
a high standard of commercial integrity.
He was connected with the Chamber of
Manufactures for many years, and for
some time was one of its vice-presidents.
He took a. keen interest in the welfare of
the young men of the city, and was
president of the Y.M.C.A., and a member of
the Board for a long period. He was a
prominent member of the Methodist
Church, and was one of the chief movers
in establishing the Central Mission at
Wesley Church, and his interest in the
property now known as the Burwood Boys'
Farm, to be used as a training farm for
neglected boys, was one of the many
tokens of his ready sympathy with every
good work. His death is a distinct loss
to the business and religious world. He
leaves a widow and a family of four sons
and four daughters.
Family Members
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Rose Isabella Hoadley Dodds
1872–1950
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Emily Sara Hoadley
1873–1916
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Walter Edwin Clifford Hoadley
1875–1953
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Louisa Agnes Hoadley Adamson
1880–1965
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Percy Ernest Hoadley
1883–1884
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Frank Ernest Tilley Hoadley
1885–1898
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Rupert Ebenezer Hoadley
1890–1890
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Norman Augustus Hoadley
1890–1890
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Harold Edmond Hoadley
1891–1891
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Peter Benjamin Hoadley
unknown–1941
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Albert Edgar Hoadley
unknown–1944
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