Gilbert E. Primrose

[5] His brothers included Francis Archibald, (born 1843),[6] Henry William (1846–1923),[7] who became chairman of the Board of the Inland Revenue, and George Anson Primrose (1849–1930),[8] who became a vice-admiral.

[9] Primrose was baptised at St. John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh and educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond[10] between 1858 and 1865, where he played in the school's cricket XI.

[11] On 25 February 1871, Primrose (a member of the Civil Service club) was selected as a late replacement for William Baillie-Hamilton for the international football match against England.

In January 1871, Francis is listed as having made a "pre-emptive selection" of 264 acres of agricultural land at Emu Creek, about 17 miles north of Crows Nest.

In October 1885, a special train was laid to transport potential investors from Brisbane to view the springs and taste its water, described as "full of sparkling effervescence and perfectly clear".

To compete with competition from imported products, Helidon Spa Water Company and Owen Gardner & Sons merged in 1959 to become Helidon Gardner Pty Ltd, trading under the name Kirk's, named for Owen Garner & Sons flagship product "Kirk's Ginger Ale".

[27] In October 1900, Primrose and his family published a notice in The "Sydney Morning Herald", thanking "their many kind friends and sympathisers for wreaths and letters of sympathy received during their recent sad bereavement".