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Goatcher, Phil, b. 1851
Phillip William Goatcher, a theatrical scene painter, was born in England in 1851, trained in 1867 as an apprentice scene painter in Melbourne, where he ...
Goode, Bernard
Professional photographer in Adelaide, became well known for his multiple image portraits. He regularly won prizes for his untouched photographic views at the South Australian ...
Goodes, Henry, b. 1840
professional photographer who advertised his images as 'a faultless likeness of those who are near and dear to you'.
Gordon, George, b. 1839
A highly successful scenic artist in England before he arrived in Melbourne in 1879, Gordon was reported to have been paid £550 for his panoramas ...
Gore, Mary Jane, b. 1858
Mary Jane and two of her sisters were avid papier-mâchè modellers, creating dozens of wax implanted, hair coated models of sheep, kangaroos and cattle.
Gore, William Thomas
Arriving in South Australia, Gore became known as the district architect designing private residences, woolsheds, hotels, banks, school houses and churches.
Gorus, John, b. 1830
Professional photographer and alderman. Born in Holland, Gorus came to New South Wales and set up a photographic business on King Street in Sydney.
Gotch, Thomas C.
Gotch trained at the Antwerp Academy, but left after one semester despite doing extremely well. He had an established reputation in Britain as a painter ...
Gould, John, b. 1804
For an artist with no formal training and who had his beginning as a gardener and taxidermist, John Gould produced an enormous quantity of fine ...
Goulter, C.
Professional photographer who worked in South Melbourne and Prahran from the mid 1800's.
Gow, James
Professional photographer who regularly showed at International Exhibitions in Paris and London.
Goyder, George, b. 1826
Surveyor, he explored much of the Northern Territory recommending what was then known as Palmerston as the capital, which was later renamed Darwin. He also ...
Graves, John Woodcock, b. 1795
A painter and composer, Graves worked in a variety of roles and jobs while living in Tasmania, advertising his various skills that included painting, composing, ...
Gray, Elizabeth, b.
Elizabeth Gray received a royal commission after presenting two vases made from black swan eggs on which she had etched 'some sketches of natural history' ...
Gray, Lucy, b. 1840
A sketcher and diarist, Lucy Gray lived in North Queensland after her marriage and kept an illustrated journal (1868-1872). She obviously intended it to be ...
Green, Samuel, b. 1837
After running away to sea from England, Green ended up in New South Wales before he sailed to New Zealand where he subsequently stayed and ...
Greenfield, William
Photographic colourist by trade, was working in Sydney in the late 1860s.
Gregory, C.
Colonial era regional Victorian illustrator and engraver.
Gregory, Charles, b. 1850
Gregory spent most of his adult life in England, exhibiting genre and historical paintings at the Royal Academy but his youthful Australian years were also ...
Gregory, George, b. 1843
Gregory worked in Auckland where he opened a photographic studio, painted landscapes and still lifes and carved pew ends and altars for New Zealand churches.