K. F. Russell, Macadam, John (1827–1865), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/macadam-john-4054/text6453, published first in hardcopy 1974, accessed online 5 June 2016.
Mueller in 1871 was made a hereditary baron by the King of Württemberg [then a German state], having been granted his `von' in 1867. He was invested with CMG in 1869 and KCMG in 1879. He was awarded a royal medal of the Royal Society, London, in 1888 and won many European honours: Deirdre Morris, Mueller, Sir Ferdinand Jakob Heinrich von (1825–1896), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mueller-sir-ferdinand-jakob-heinrich-von-4266/text6893, published first in hardcopy 1974, accessed online 10 June 2016.
John Macadam <www.earthwords.co.uk/macadam.htm> (obit in Colac Reformer, 28.08.15 http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154242236?searchTerm=%22elizabeth+dickie%22# ). In The Argus is a notice of the will of Elizabeth Dickie, of Brighton, who died 19 August 1915 and one of whose executors was a clergyman: John Macadam (of www.earthwords.co.uk/macadam.htm).
The present two-storey brick structure was erected in several stages beginning with the original, red brick Meeting Hall, which was completed in 1859 (later rendered as is now in 1880). Designed by renowned Melbourne architect Joseph Reed (who also designed such buildings as the State Library, the Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne Town Hall, Trades Hall, Scots Church, etc.), the building was officially opened by the Victoria governor, Sir Henry Barkly, who was also president of the society, on 10 December 1859. The building, still home of the society, is now a heritage building: Royal Society of Victoria http://royalsocietyvictoria.org.au/about-us/history/our-heritage-building/
John Clark and a partner James Barnet had purchased a company, John Orr Ewing & Co, from John Orr Ewing and Robert Alexander, who having built the business up over some 10 years, retired on the proceeds, the former to a country estate outside Edinburgh. The name of the company was changed to Robert Alexander and Co. when they acquired it. These industrialists developed the chemical processes for the large-scale industrial printing of fabrics. The general area became world famous for its methods of fabric printing, especially Turkey Red: http://www.valeofleven.org.uk/famousfolk/industrials.html.
