Photographers in the Victorian North East
It may be useful in dating some of those old photograph that contain a studio/photographer stamp. Please note that many would have continued operation after 1900, and any information that would extend these dates would be appreciated.
This list has mainly been abstracted from The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900 by Alan Davies & Peter Stanbury, and the Border Post (Albury) Almanac for 1878.
Thanks also to Paul Davies who supplied information on Arthur Curtis, ? Groves, Hugen & Ilsley, D. Ilsley, W.H. Lamb, H.G. Smith and Thomas J.J. Wyatt.
If any person has further information on these or other photographers, please email Peter.
| Name | Address | Dates | Comments |
| Ackley & Rochliz | Ford St, Beechworth | 1856-1857 | See also Rochliz, J. A. |
| Australian Photographic Travelling Studio | Victoria | See Hill, Arthur H. | |
| Ballard, H.B. | Beechworth | 1868 | Later in South Aust. and NSW |
| Barnes, William | Murphy St, Wangaratta | 1873-1879 | Was also in Ovens Bridge Studio, Wangaratta possibly earlier. |
| Barnes, William | Murphy St, Wangaratta | 1884-1889 | Presumably in Murphy St 1880-1883. |
| Barnes, William | Wilson Rd, Wangaratta | 1888-1891 | |
| Barnes, William | Wangaratta | 1899-1900 | |
| Bartch, Henry J. | Dean St, Albury | 1889-1890 | |
| Barton, Henry J. | Dean St, Albury | 1889-1891 | |
| Belmore Studio | Carrier St, Benalla | 1925 | Includes H.G. Smith |
| Bradley, J. | Tallangatta | 1900 | |
| Bray, J.E. (Jas. E) | Beechworth | ||
| Brittlebank, Arthur | Albury | 1892-1895 | |
| Brittlebank, Arundel | Dean St, Albury | 1889-1890 | |
| Burton Bros. | Dean St, Albury | 1877-1897 | |
| Burton Bros. | Towsend St, Albury | 1878 | |
| Burton Bros. | 69 Eastern Ave, Albury | 1887-1888 | |
| Burton, H.J | Albury | 1895 | |
| Courtney | Wangaratta | 1911 | Thelma Studio |
| Cunningham, W.P. | Albury | 1877 | Cootamundra 1888-1897 |
| Curtis, Arthur | Benalla | 1888-1889 | Cnr Bridge & Carrier Sts. Studio later used by D. Ilsley. Was in Sydney in 1879. |
| Dale, Charles William | Jamieson | 1894-1900 | |
| Dale, Richard | Jamieson | 1873-1894 | |
| Eggleston | Yackandandah | 1863 | |
| Fearne, William | Albury | 1863 | From 1864 to 1892, worked in various southern NSW towns e.g. Tumut, Gundagai, Wagga Wagga) and as a travelling photographer. During part of that time worked for American Photographic Co. |
| Fiddes, J | Ford St, Beechworth | ||
| Foxcroft, Frank | Bright | 1899-1900 | |
| Grove(s), Thomas | Nunn St, Benalla | 1888-1891 | |
| Groves, William | Nunn St, Benalla | 1884-1885 | |
| Groves, ? | Benalla | 1884-1888 | |
| Hainsselin, Henry | Rutherglen | 1866 | |
| Hall, Algernon | Beechworth | 1868 | In Qld 1875-1889 |
| Hall, Alzerno | Ford St, Beechworth | 1866 | |
| Hansen, Charles | Yackandandah | 1900 | |
| Hayes, J. | Wood's Point | 1866 | |
| Hill, Arthur H. | Towong | 1884-1889 | Previously Tumbarumba, NSW 1884-1885. Also possibly in other parts of Victoria at other times |
| Hill, Arthur H. | Tintaldra | 1884-1900 | Also possibly in other parts of Victoria at other times |
| Hill, Arthur H. | Victoria | Australian Photographic Travelling Studio | |
| Hugen & Bennett | Rutherglen | 1899-1900 | |
| Hugen & Ilsley | Benalla | 1891 | Including Nunn St. See also Ilsley |
| Hugen & Co. | Rutherglen | 1893 | Previously Brunswick, Melb. 1887-1888 |
| Ilsley, D. | Benalla | 1893 | Cnr Bridge & Carrier Sts in studio previously used by Curtis. See also Hugen & Ilsley. |
| Irving, E. | Yarrawonga | 1899-1900 | |
| Jors, Christopher | Benson St, Benalla | 1884-1885 | |
| Kendall, G.H. | Shepparton | 1888-1889 | |
| Lamb, W.H. | Benalla | 1870 | |
| Oesten, Carl Augustus | Alias Shellean. See Plymouth & Oesten. | ||
| Peirce, John D. | Shepparton | 1899-1900 | |
| Phillips, James | Euroa | 1890-1900 | |
| Plymouth & Oesten | Benalla | 1862 | Travelling photographers. Also NSW in 1862 |
| Potter, W. | Matlock | Sometime between 1860-1890 | |
| Pusterla Brothers | Dean St, Albury | 1900 | |
| Pusterla, E. | Albury | 1900 | |
| Rochliz, Julius Albert (Bela) | Ford St, Beechworth | 1856-1857 | In Ballarat 1854-1856 and NSW 1858. See also Ackley & Rochlitz. |
| Shellean | See Oesten, C.A. | ||
| Shephard, Charles A. | Albury | At Albury sometime between 1860-1890. Also in other parts of NSW 1884-1885 & 1900 | |
| Smith, H.G. | Carrier St, Benalla | 1919 & 1925 | See also Belmore Studio |
| Soulby, W.T. | Beechworth | 1866 | |
| Thelma Studio | Wangaratta | 1911 | Courtney |
| Tosca, N. Colliver | Shepparton | 1880 | |
| Vine, John | Beechworth | 1889-1900 | |
| Woodbury, Walter Bently | Ford St, Beechworth | 1857 | Also in Melbourne 1855-1857 |
| Wyatt, Thomas J.J. | Benalla | 1872 | Visiting? (adverts in Benalla Ensign Apr.1872) |
| Yeoman, Arthur | Numurkah | 1899-1900 |
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