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Australian Prints + Printmaking

William Clarson

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Name

William Clarson

Culture

Australian

Gender

Male

Birth date

1832

Birth place

Tamworth, Staffordshire, England View on map Close map

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Death date

30 December 1890

Death Place

Mildura, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Movements

Australia (Melbourne) from 25 May 1853 onboard 'Caroline Chisholm'.

Occupations

Naturalist | Periodical proprietor | Printer | Publisher

Summary

Worked: Australia (VIC)

Context

Australia

Biography

'In 1859 [Alfred Henry] Massina joined with William Clarson, Joseph Shallard and Joseph T. Gibb to form the printing firm of Clarson, Shallard & Co. In 1866 Clarson and Gibb went to Sydney and the firm became Clarson, Massina & Co. Massina's son, Alfred Lionel, was admitted to partnership in 1868. After Shallard withdrew his financial interest in 1876 Richard John Foster and William Smith Mitchell were admitted as partners and the firm reconstructed as A. H. Massina & Co., which is still its name.' [ADB] In Sydney Joseph Shallard and Joseph Thomas Burton Gibbs traded as Gibbs, Shallard & Co from 1866 and became a leading printer and publisher in that city. Their publications included 'Illustrated Sydney News'.

Last Updated

27 Jan 2024