Agent TypePersonActivities & OccupationsNewspaper proprietorsInventorsHistoryHarrison was the founding editor of J.P. Fawkner's "Geelong Advertiser" and became proprietor in 1842. Though working as a journalist throughout his life (for many years with "The Age"), he was a world leader in the development of ether-evaporation ice manufacture and refrigeration, particularly applied to the export of frozen meat.
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Harrison, James V.. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 13/12/2025, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/61868
