Bernard Flewell-Smith CBE (1898–1992) was an Australian fruit grower and soldier. He was one of the leaders in developing the Golden Circle fruit cannery in Northgate, Brisbane, Queensland.[1] Son of farmer, John Francis Flewell-Smith, and Frances Maude, née Stephens, Flewell-Smith was born in Lowood on 4 March 1898.[2] Throwing away his desire to work in medicine, Flewell-Smith overtook his father's farm when he left for the war. He later began fruit farming in Bracken Ridge after returning to Australia.[3] In 1935 he was appointed as manager of the Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing, succeeding W. Ranger. He previously held a position as a scholar at Ipswich Boys' Grammar School, the same school where he studied and was awarded the prize for best Junior pass in the state. In 1950 Flewell-Smith was elected as Citizen of the Week by the Brisbane Telegraph.[4]
In 1921 Flewell-Smith married Mary Darling. They had three children, two daughters and a son.[5]
References
- Murray Johnson. Flewell-Smith, Bernard (1898–1992) Australian Dictionary of Biography, 2016, retrieved 29 March 2017^
- Murray Johnson. Flewell-Smith, Bernard (1898–1992) Australian Dictionary of Biography, 2016, retrieved 3 April 2017^
- NEW MANAGER FOR C.O.D. The Courier-mail, 14 December 1935, retrieved 3 April 2017