Ellis Vincent Jermyn

Ellis Vincent Jermyn was a grain and chaff merchant in Redan and Sebastopol.

History
In March 1920, Jermyn was called before the Wheat Scheme Commissioner in Adelaide, who was examining people who may have made huge profits on wheat purchases in 1918. Jermyn happened to be in Adelaide, and the commission was called back for an extra session to ask him questions: "Mr. E. V. Jermyn said he visited Mr. P. Hutton's house on the evening of February 8, 1918, but he thought not on the following Saturday afternoon, though possibly he might have done so. Mr. T. D. Coward, Licensee of the Prince Alfred Hotel, stated that Mr. Jermyn came to his hotel on February 8, 1918, and left on February 9. Mr. Jermyn, recalled and cross-examined by Mr. Thomson, said he might have bought at least 10,000 bags of wheat from Mr. Mansfield. He had let his friends in Victoria have some. The railage to Victoria was 2/3 a bag, and he made a little profit. He probably received about 9/ a bag for wheat he disposed of. The price he paid Mansfield might have been 1/10 per bag, but it might have been 1/ higher. He could not remember. He was sure he never made 90 per cent. profit out of any of the wheat. Mr. Daly— Mr. Mansfield afterwards became Mr. P. Hutton's partner?— I do not know about that. The witness said he went to Mr. Hutton's house to see samples of copper. Mr. James Mansfield, miller, of Hyde Park, remembered Mr. Jermyn going for a drive in the hills in the witness' car. They went to the house of Mr. P. Hutton. The witness introduced the Huttons to Mr. Jermyn and the last-named was shown samples of copper. It was about February two years ago. The witness did not see anybody else come there."

In May 1923 Jermyn was in the Warden's Court over an ownership claim for the tailings of the Band and Albion Company gold mine, which he said were purchased by his father in 1875: "Claims to Tailings.—Two rival applications which concerned a matter of much interest to the Sebastopol Council, were listed for hearing by Mr Warden Elliget yesterday. However, the proceedings were brief, and the result was not unfavorable to the municipality. Mr W. Andre applied for a minerals lease of certain tailings deposits, and E. V. Jermyn applied for a license of them. The Warden at the outset announced that Mr Andre had written withdrawing his application. Mr Jermyn then withdrew his, and said that he held the tailings by right of purchase by his father 48 years ago, from the Band and Albion Company, who had raised them. He had proof of purchase. Mr R. M. Sergeant then being the manager. The Warden stated that as both applicants had withdrawn there was no need for him to enquire further into the matter. Mr Jermyn stated that he permitted the Sebastopol Council to draw from the heaps, free of cost, all the quartz and gravel required for road works, and that some thousands of yards had been used last year."

He died in May 1937: "A service in memory of the late Mr. E. V. Jermyn was conducted last evening at the Rubicon street Methodist Church by the Rev. L. Hartshorn. Members of the Sebastopol, Redan, and Linton Old Scholars Associations attended. Tribute was paid to the services of Mr Jermyn in church and community affairs."