Title

Bowser, Sir John (1856-1936).

Author

Vines, Margaret.

Source

Australian Dictionary of Biography.

Details

volume 7, 1979, pages 365-366.

Publication date

1979

Type

Dictionary entry

Language

English

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

John Bowser “gained his first experience of printing and journalism at 14, working for the Bacchus Marsh Express (q.v.) under Christopher Crisp (q.v.). He had moved to printers McCarron, Bird amp; Co. (q.v.), of Melbourne, heading their poster section when eye trouble necessitated a sea voyage to Scotland.

Web address

http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bowser-sir-john-5316

Last Updated

23 Sep 2020