Randal Avis Berry 1897
Randal Avis Berry 1895
1894 Walter, Georgina, Edward and Randall Berry
Georgina Berry with Randall 1892
Walter Wimble berry 1890s
Howard Wesley berry 1890s
Ernest Wimble 1890s
Ernest Wimble and Howard Berry 1890s
Edward and Walter Berry in the 1890’s
DEATH OF MR. HENRY BERRY
Merchant and Philanthropist.
Deep regret will be caused by the announcement of the death of Mr. Henry Berry which occurred on Tuesday night at his residence, Otira, Walpole street,Kew.
Mr. Berry had been in failing health for several years, and during the last two years had not taken an active part in the business of Henry Berry and Co. Pty. Ltd. of which he was a member. The funeral will take place this afternoon. A service will be held in the Methodist Church, Highbury Grove, Kew, lat 3 o’clock, and the burial will take  place at the Melbourne general cemetery at 4 o’clock.
Mr. Berry, whose 80th birthday was in  March, was born near Canterbury, Kent, England, his father being Mr. Thomas Berry, a member of a well-known  Yeomanry family in the county.
Being of an adventurous nature, Mr. Berry, at the age of 19 years, decided to seek his fortune in Australia, and he arrived in Melbourne by the sailing ship Nimrod in1856. After following various occupations for the next three years, he began business in 1859, as a salt and general merchant in a galvanised iron building in Spencer street, on the site upon which Brunton’ s flour mills were afterwards built.  His enterprise soon caused the business to extend and necessitated larger accommodation. This was acquired farther north, opposite the railway yards, in commodious bluestone premises close towhere the new General Post Office nowstands. Gradually the business grew, and a branch house was established in Port Adelaide in 1878. In the following year, Mr. Howard W. Berry joined his brother, and became a partner in 1888, together  with Mr. Henry Berry’s eldest son, Mr.Henry P. M. Berry, the latter retiring from the firm in 1912. Later, branches were opened in New Zealand, Sydney, Fremantle, and Brisbane; and in 1913 the business was transformed into a proprietary company, three of the staff, Mr.Howard Stevens, Mr. Percy T. Berry, and the late Mr. F. J. Wright who had largely helped to build up the business, becoming directors.
Mr. Berry founded the salt-manufacturing business in Australia. His first factory was built at Beeac in this State, but later he devoted his energies to opening up the much larger deposits on Yorke’s Peninsula, South Australia, and a large refinery was erected at Edithburgh, which has  now grown into an important shippingport. Twenty one years ago this sectionof the business was amalgamated with others and became the Castle Salt Co-  operative Co. Ltd.
Though he never took a prominent part in the public affairs of the State or Com-  monwealth, Mr. Berry, however, evinced  a keen interest in any movement promoted for the benefit of his fellow-men,   and subscribed liberally to such efforts. A loyal Methodist, Mr. Berry took an active  part in all matters pertaining to the church and gave generously to support  its activities. He was of a most kind-  hearted disposition and this may be illus-trated by the fact that for nearly twenty years he gave up his Sunday mornings to teach the mentally afflicted children at  Kew Asylum, and, with one or two persons   to assist him held a service of song and story for their benefit. He was also their Santa Claus when Christmas came, and each summer, with the assistance of his friends, he gave the children and their attendants a day’s outing at the seaside.
Mr. Berry was three times married. His third wife, who survives him, was the  widow of Dr. Heffernan, of Fitzroy. He leaves a grown up family of three sons  and four daughters.
Melbourne 1880 Benjamin Berry's Diary 