PHIL EDWARDS
Told by Phil Edwards 2015
Ernie Edwards, Blacksmith, 1944 Collection
Courtesy Drouin History Group
Phil Edwards, 2015
Introduction by Lynn Wells
00.08 Early life. Father worked for Bill Tritschler
01.18 Education; joined his father at Edwards engineering
06.04 Family history
07.03 Russell Motors and Tritschler separated businesses – Edwards Engineering established, buildings modified, business operations diversified
08.45 Railway provided goods transport
09.36 1937 Edwards Snr bought the business – diversified further to survive
10.59 Phil becomes sole owner of the business
11.26 Bought land from the railways. Property changed hands, moved to Cadby Court Warragul but Phil continued to work there, often by computer from home
13.22 Leigh Rees’ plans for development of land frustrated by access
14.07 Fires in Drouin
14.50 Sporting activities
17.37 Drouin PS burned down
18.14 Changes to the shops in Sinclair Streeet
19.02 Incidents due to highway running through Drouin
21.00 Movies in Mechanics Institute
Ted Hudson, P King, Ernie Edwards
Tritschler's Workshop
Phil Edwards 2005 at launch of 'Drouin a small town at war ' photos
In front of Tritschler's Coach Building Shop, c.1913
Edwards Engineering Works Pty Ltd, c.2015
just prior to demolition