Harry Andreas
| Harry Andreas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1879 Sydney |
| Died | 21 May 1955 Bowral, New South Wales |
| Residence | Leuralla |
| Education | Newington College |
| Known for | Big-game fishing |
| Spouse(s) | Alice May (née Burton) |
| Children | 2 daughters & 2 sons |
| Parent(s) | Hanna (née Denning) and Phillip Andreas |
| Relatives | Son-in-law Clive Evatt QC (1900 – 1984) Grandchildren Elizabeth Evatt AC Penelope Seidler AM and Clive Evatt Jnr |
Ehenriech Phillip [Harry] Andreas (1879 – 1955) was an Australian businessman and company director. As a big-game fisherman he pioneered the sport in New Zealand. He was the inventor of the Andreas Fortuna Game Fish Reel and is described in the 1935 edition of Who's Who in Australia as being of "Independent Means".
Harry Andreas was born in Sydney, the first son of Australian-born Hannah (née Denning) and English-born Phillip Ehenriech Andreas. His younger brother, Charles Denning Andreas (1880 – 1882), died as an infant. During his childhood, the Andreas family lived in Palace Street, Petersham, New South Wales. Andreas was educated at Newington College (1891–1895) where he was a talented sportsman and shot.
From his earliest years out of school, Andreas is notable as a sportsman with his activities chronicled by the Sydney Morning Herald and other newspapers.
Leuralla was Andreas's house in Leura. In 1903 a house was built on the current site but was destroyed by bushfire in 1909. Between 1910 and 1914 the present house was built and is a notable example of an early 20th Century holiday residence for a wealthy family. The property is still owned by the family and now houses a toy and railway museum. Andreas also maintained a family residence on Sydney Harbour at Elamang Avenue, Kirribilli.
In 1905, Andreas Applied to the Commonwealth Commissioner of Patents to register his improvements to an acetylene generator. Only 46 of his "Fortuna Reel Andreas Pat. No 123405/18 & 19 Ex Wide" were produced between 1934 and 1936 and one was sold at auction in London on 14 July 2012 for £5,200. His friend and fellow Old Newingtonian, George Harker, was the inventor of a patented system of extinguishing fires at sea and fumigation and in 1908 when the Harker FIre Extinguisher and Fumlgator Company was formed Andreas became a director.
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