Agnew Andrew McCrea (1856–1931)
Scotsmen in Melbourne and many friends in sorting and club circles will regret the death of Mr. Angnew Andrew McCrea, which occurred yesterday at his home in Stanhope grove, Camberwell. Mr McCrae was aged 73 years. He was managing director of the Waratah (Gippsland) Lime and Cement Co., and former director of the Economic Insurance Co. and General Accident Insurance Co. He was born in Wigtownshire, Scotland, in 1856 and came to Australia when aged 28 years. After serving with the Victoria Lime and Cement Co., he purchased the business of Wischer and Walker in 1895, and founded the Waratah Co. He was a member of the Athenaeum Club and Commercial Travellers' Club and for three years had been president of the West Brighton Club. Mr McCrea was a foundation member of the Melbourne Scots. He leaves a widow, a son and daughter
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Additional Resources and Scholarship
- marries Hilda Margaret Liebermann, Argus (Melbourne), 17 March 1906, p 11
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- McCrea, Hilda Margaret (wife)
- Liebermann, Adolf (father-in-law)
- Liebermann, Sophie Gertrude (sister-in-law)
- Liebermann, Adolf William (brother-in-law)
- Liebermann, Frederick Victor (brother-in-law)
Citation details
'McCrea, Agnew Andrew (1856–1931)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/mccrea-agnew-andrew-22890/text32300, accessed 3 June 2025.
Agnew Andrew McCrea, c. 1930 photographer unknown