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30-679: The Australasian Photo-Review was an English language magazine, published for photographers by Baker & Rouse and later Kodak (Australasia), and published in Sydney, Australia 1894–1956. The magazine was first published in 1894 as the Australian edition of the British Photographic Review of Reviews , after the photographic supply company Baker & Rouse purchased the Australasian publishing rights. At this early stage of its publication,

60-514: A daughter was born at the Telegraph Station, Hawkwood. It seems that by this time, Welch had secured a position as telegraph operator. The same edition of the newspaper which carried the notice of the birth of Welch's daughter also carried a notice regarding the death of his wife, a day afterwards, on 6 September 1870. She had died soon after giving birth to her daughter. In mid 1872 Welch was appointed acting inspector and relieving officer with

90-561: Is the fact that he was also one of the most successful collectors on any expedition into the Australian interior, collecting European and Aboriginal material, much of which has survived to this day. Some of the material appeared in From Melbourne to Myth curated by Tim Bonyhady for the National Library of Australia and exhibited in 2002. The exhibition was accompanied by a booklet of the same name, written by Bonyhady, in which details of

120-588: The Bendigo Advertiser with A.M. Lloyd (which he later sold to Mackay). It became a daily on 1 July 1878, and continued until 31 March 1956, before reverting to a tri-weekly issue. In 1880 it was one of only two daily provincial newspapers circulated in New South Wales. In 1995 the Riverine Herald first provided local call Internet access to its community. Note/Correction: Local Call internet access

150-762: The National Library of Australia . Edwin Welch Welch was born in Falmouth, Cornwall , a son of Commander David Welch, R.N. He was educated at Bluecoat School, Hertford and at the Royal Hospital School, Greenwich . He entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1853, and whilst still in his teens saw active service with Sir Charles Napier during the Crimean War , as Master's Assistant, including assisting with

180-571: The St. George Standard , only to sell it and return to Victoria where he took over the Mansfield Courier . A few years later Welch went to Sydney where he became associated with several newspapers, including the Evening News , The Bulletin , and The Echo . He also edited The Photographic Review . Finally, he settled for The World's News and was still writing articles for this newspaper until

210-451: The World's News had this to say about his character: "As a conversationalist, Mr. Welch had few equals. As a story-teller he was inimitable, and his knowledge of Australia was without limit. The trouble was that he could never be induced to talk much of himself and his varied career. But when he did he held the listeners spell-bound. Even if he had pronounced views on a variety of subjects, he

240-728: The Holtermann Collection in 1973. His father Walter had also been historically minded and both Keast's son Quentin, and wife Iris, assisted in research and article writing for the AP-R . Jack Cato consulted extensively with Keast in writing his 1955 history The Story of the Camera in Australia . Having formally retired in 1960, from 1961 to 1969 Burke was the first editor and then art director of Australian Popular Photography (later named Australian Photography ) The magazine has been digitised by

270-608: The de-snagging the Murray River so that it would be navigable, and the construction of weirs on it to assist irrigation which has made this one of Australia's major food bowl regions. The paper has also pushed for more environmental awareness with its "Minding the Murray" campaign and more recently played a pivotal role in Echuca Regional Health securing funding for a new Echuca Hospital. The paper has been digitised as part of

300-520: The electric Telegraph Department. Then, on 14 May 1873, in Brisbane , Welch married Marion Wilkin. A son, Eric Hardman Welch, was born on 20 November 1874. In 1877 Welch was in partnership in a photographic business at Mackay, Queensland , and within two years Welch alone was carrying on the business. Afterwards he was founder of the newspaper, the Mackay Standard , which he later sold. He then purchased

330-535: The experience gained in the Royal Navy. Georg von Neumayer was director of the observatory and William John Wills was a work companion. Neumayer was a member of the organising committee of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition, which set out in August 1860 to cross Australia from South to North. Wills was appointed surveyor and astronomical and meteorological observer for the expedition. When, after 6 months, nothing

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360-647: The fate of members of the Burke and Wills expedition and had recently been appointed acting inspector and relieving officer in The Electric Telegraph Department in Queensland . By 1861 Welch had secured a position with the now Melbourne Observatory , then at Flagstaff Hill, Melbourne. No doubt he held the position because of the skills he possessed as a result of attending the Royal Naval School and

390-451: The latter also being one of the proprietors of the Bendigo Advertiser . Haverfield was a drover, grazier, gold miner, explorer and journalist. He was born on 26 February 1819 at Bideford , North Devon , England as the son of a Royal Navy Commander R.T. Haverfield, and his wife, née Ross. He emigrated to Australia in 1838 where he went droving cattle from Albury to Melbourne , working an alluvial claim near Bendigo , and started

420-533: The magazine was issued as a short ten to fifteen page supplement to the British edition. In 1895 the magazine's name was changed to Australalasian Photographic Review , and in 1903, the title was shortened to Australasian Photo-Review . The first editor-in-chief of the magazine was Edwin J. Welch F.R.G.S. , F.R.C.I. , who declared in the first issue that Australian photographic works would be reviewed with 'bluntness, perhaps, but no namby pamby'. Walter Burke F.R.P.S.

450-735: The material are outlined. In later life Welch wrote an account of the Burke and Wills Expedition and of the various expeditions which were subsequently mounted as a result of their disappearance. The manuscript, The Tragedy of Cooper's Creek , is held by the State Library of New South Wales . He also wrote other articles related to exploring and was a friend of Ernest Favenc who wrote The Explorers of Australia and Their Life-Work and The History of Australian Exploration . In November 1865 Edwin Welch married Isabella Ord at Durah, Darling Downs , Queensland, at

480-594: The nation's history of photography was scant and under-appreciated, Keast Burke's series of historical articles included articles on pioneering Australian photographers John William Lindt and Charles Kerry and on his 1953 discovery, in a shed in Chatswood , New South Wales, B. O. Holtermann ’s collection of wet-plate negatives; all gold-fields photographs by Charles Bayliss and Beaufoy Merlin to whom he devoted several issues of AP-R, and later published Gold and silver : an album of Hill End and Gulgong photographs from

510-425: The party, to accompany King back to Melbourne. Howitt and the rest of the party awaited with the animals and equipment for further instructions from the expedition committee. A further expedition was organised to return to Cooper Creek and bring back the remains of Burke and Wills to Melbourne for a public funeral. Welch was also a member of that expedition. Welch's part in finding King is well known. Less well known

540-496: The residence of the bride's father. Durah is north of Dalby and, at the time, Welch was doing survey work in the area in connection with the construction of the telegraph line from Dalby to Camboon and on to Rockhampton . The line went through Durah, Hawkwood, and Banana . In December 1866 Isabella gave birth to a son at Bowen, Queensland and in June 1868 a second son was born at the Telegraph Station, Durah. Then, on 5 September 1870

570-504: The ship's navigation. Welch was present at the destruction of Hango Head forts, and the bombardment and capture of Bomarsund . He was also involved in the bombardment of Kertch and was present at the capture of Sebastopol . He continued to wear, throughout his life, the three medals and Sebastopol clasp which were awarded to him. At the Royal Hospital School he would have been instructed in mathematics as were necessary for

600-443: The study of navigation and nautical astronomy, including geometry, algebra, and elementary trigonometry; and, in connection with these, the elements of astronomy, with mathematical and physical geography. The Crimean War was concluded in 1856 and Welch travelled to Australia , attracted it seems by the prospect of finding gold. He did not find gold but drew on his experiences on the diggings to later write many newspaper articles on

630-504: The subject. We are fortunate in having an account of the first years after his arrival. It was recalled, in June 1872, by a journalist on the Riverine Herald , that about 12 or 13 years earlier "there was a young man named Welch at Deniliquin ," and that he had been, at one time a telegraph messenger and at another time a barman at a local hotel. The journalist went on to note that When first he came to Deniliquin, about 1857, he

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660-546: The time of his death, using the pen names "E.J.W.," "Edwin Halstead" and "Alwyn Alverstoke." Welch wrote both factual and fictional articles and stories, the latter class including The Official Outlaw , Cressy Bend and Dinky Darbison: A Tale of the Early Sixties . In the latter story one may catch a glimpse of Welch himself as the character Harold Armstead, a "surveyor in the government service." Welch's obituary writer at

690-475: Was 'humping his swag' and for a time was in a very humble capacity here. He wandered, after this, through the country seeking work, and again returned to Deniliquin. He was somewhat eccentric in his habits. These humble beginnings in Australia were recalled by the journalist in order to contrast Welch's position soon after arrival in Australia, with his circumstances at the time the article was written, by which time Welch had taken part in an expedition to discover

720-509: Was Editor. In 1922 Walter's son Eric Keast Burke became associate editor and, in 1943 editor, a position he held until the Review ceased publication in 1956 with the last issue released in December. The Review was notable for promoting the work of Australian photographers or 'camerists', as they were referred to in early editions, and for its high-grade reproduction of photographs. At a time when

750-465: Was always tolerant towards opponents, and as a friend he was warm-hearted and true." Welch was elected F.R.G.S. , London and, in 1899, F.R.C.I. Welch's second wife, Marion ( née Wilkin), died on 25 July 1913 in Brisbane, Queensland . On 24 September 1916, Edwin James Welch died at Petersham, New South Wales , where he had been living for about 10 years. He died as a result of heart failure, and

780-556: Was born on 26 January 1824 in Aberdeen , Scotland . He had worked as a headmaster in Sydney prior to buying Haverfield's share in the Bendigo Advertiser and later helping to start The Riverine Herald . Journalist and short story writer William Astley (1854–1911) had work published by the Herald . The Riverine Herald has championed many causes throughout its history. These included calls for

810-657: Was buried in the Waverley Cemetery . Riverine Herald The Riverine Herald is a tri-weekly newspaper based in Echuca in Victoria's Goulburn Valley, servicing the Echuca- Moama area. The paper is owned by McPherson Media Group. The newspaper was founded at Echuca on 1 July 1863, with its first editor as Robert Ross Haverfield (1819–1889) and joint owners James Joseph Casey (1831–1913) and Angus Mackay (1824–1886) -

840-476: Was heard from the expedition, the Victorian Relief Expedition was organised and set out on 26 June 1861, under the leadership of Alfred William Howitt . Edwin James Welch, known, of course, to Neumeyer, went as surveyor, photographer and second-in-command. He had been given lessons in photography from Melbourne's leading studio of Batchelder and O’Neill before departure. On 15 September 1861 Welch

870-551: Was provided to the community by The Riverine Herald's parent company, the McPherson Media Group by their Internet Service Provider, McPherson Media. That particular arm of the group is to try and demonstrate media and news on all platforms, print, web and mobile. More info can be found at http://www.mcmedia.com.au . In the same year as founding Riverine Herald as Echuca's first newspaper, Robert Ross married Marianna Collier. Newspaper proprietor and politician, Angus Mackay

900-484: Was searching along Cooper Creek , ahead of the main body, and discovered John King , who proved to be the sole survivor of that ill-fated expedition. King had been looked after by friendly aboriginals , though his emaciated form showed the suffering he had undergone. At the end of October 1861 the party reached Pamamaroo Creek Camp on the Darling River and Howitt directed Welch and Weston Phillips, another member of

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