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Australian Prints + Printmaking

Alfred Henry Massina

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Name

Alfred Henry Massina

Culture

Australian | English

Gender

Male

Birth date

3 November 1834

Birth place

Stepney, London, England View on map Close map

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Death date

4 February, 1917

Death Place

Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Movements

Australia (Port Phillip) from 5 April 1855 onboard 'George Marshall'

Occupations

Book publisher | Periodical proprietor | Printer

Summary

Worked: England, 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]

Last Updated

27 Jan 2024