Thomas Nevin was a rather eccentric personality, which is probably why I like him so much. 😎 He was one of Tasmania’s earliest commercial photographers. When Alfred Bock advertised for an apprentice in 1863, young Nevin applied. A few years later Mr Bock moved to the mainland
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The Town Hall is lighted by three magnificent crystal chandeliers bearing 14 gas jets, and imported from the famous house of Ossler and Co., Birmingham, at a cost of £230. (Cornwall Chronicle, Oct. 27 1866) a When Hobart Town Hall was completed in 1866 it symbolized the
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John Winterbottom, born 1789, was a solicitor, town clerk and much respected Mayor of Stockport, Cheshire. He was also a founding partner in Stockport’s first bank. However, in 1839 he faced bankruptcy after a series of failed investments. His desperation led him to defraud a client, the
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