Ben Payne |
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| Title : | Ben Payne |
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| Creator : | Cox, F.J. artist | ||
| Source : | B 5964 | ||
| Date of creation : | ca. 1837 | ||
| Format : | Artwork | ||
| Dimensions : | 280 x 355 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
An inscription on the artwork, an ink sketch with watercolour wash, reads 'Ben Payne, known as 'The Admiral', first runner of The Register newspaper in the early days of the colony'. A 'runner' was a boy employed to deliver the newspaper after it was printed. There is also a notation which reads 'By F.J. Cox, from a sketch by S.T. Gill' which suggests this item is a copy of Gill's original work. According to a reference to The Register of 9 December 1848 (p.1 col. c). on the back of the painting, the runner's name could have been Harry Paine. |
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| Related names : | Cox, F.J. |
| Coverage year : | ca.1837 |
| Period : | 1836-1851 |
| Place : | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Region : | Adelaide city |
| Further reading : | A modern newspaper building, 1909: the home of The Register, The Observer, The Evening Journal Adelaide: W.K. Thomas, 1909 Sowden, William Our pioneer press Unpublished typescript, 1926 Pitt, George The press in South Australia, 1836 to 1850 Adelaide: The Wakefield Press, 1946 |
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