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More than 3000 Tasmanian prisoner identification photographs (mugshots) were taken by the brothers Thomas and (Constable) John (Jack) Nevin between 1872 and 1884. T. J. Nevin, 9 convicts photographs Mitchell Library NSW (PXB 274) Photo KLW NFC 2009 Arr Most … Continue reading
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Emanuel Blore and Job Smith aka William Campbell From the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Collection Reproduced from page 36 of Tasmanian Photographers 1840-1940: A Directory (TMAG 1995) Photo © KLW NFC 2008 ARR Click on image for large view … Continue reading
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The article below appeared in The Bulletin, a weekly Australian magazine on May 16, 1978. The journalist’s name was not recorded. It was published a year after the initial exhibition of the Tasmanian convict portraits by Thomas Nevin, held at … Continue reading
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GENESIS of the BOYD MISATTRIBUTION A.H. Boyd (1827-1891) was a Hobart-born accountant appointed to government service in 1848. He served at the Port Arthur prison as Civil Commandant from May1871 until his forced resignation in December 1873 under allegations of … Continue reading
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Thomas Nevin (1842-1923) worked with the Military police, the Municipal police, and the Territorial police between 1852 and 1888. One of the earliest legal documents testifying to his support as a photographer by the Colonial Government was signed by his … Continue reading
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George Ernest Nevin (1880-1957) was born at the Hobart Town Hall during his father Thomas Nevin’s occupancy as Office and Hall Keeper, and photographer with the Municipal Police Office. Thanks to George’s prescience in keeping photographs taken by his father … Continue reading
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There are not many extant self portraits of Tasmanian colonial photographers of the 1850s-1880. The watercolour attributed to Alfred Bock of a young gentleman is held at the State Library of Tasmania; the photographs are held in descendants’ private collections. … Continue reading
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