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Ernest William Christmas b. 28 January 1863

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Ernest William Christmas, painter, was born in South Australia. The Christmas family moved to Western Australia about 1889, provisioning miners as they had done in Kadina SA and Broken Hill NSW. An extensive traveler, he spent time in Western Australia, New Zealand, South America, England, the USA, and Hawaii. Christmas mainly painted landscapes featuring dramatic rivers at sunset and snow capped mountain peaks.

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(1966), Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vol 1, Melbourne, Victoria.
(1897), Sydney Morning Herald, 11-03, p.1.
Information sourced from Anderson, Ingrid.
(1898), Mercury, 02-09, p.2.
Information sourced from Syme, Elizabeth.
(1900), The West Australian, 20-04, p. 5
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23833748?searchTerm=Mr.%20E.W.%20Christmas%27%20pictures%20an%20interesting%20collection
Ernest Wm Christmas website
https://ernestwilliamchristmas.com/
(1895) “Mr. E. W. Christmas’s Pictures.” The Express and Telegraph, Adelaide, 31-07, p. 5.
(1899) “Mr. E. W. Christmas’s Pictures.” The Express and Telegraph, Adelaide, 31-07, p. 5.

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