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Newspaper Historian Rod Kirkpatrick edits the Australian Newspaper History Group Newsletter. 
Horace Burgess Harvey is the third part of the Burgess story that has been unfolding through this column and the fourth generation of the Burgess printing dynasty that was starting newspapers in New South Wales in the 1860s. Part 1 was told in May and Part 2 in June
“But wait, there’s more.” This could have been the qualification when a Rockhampton sub-editor wrote the headline for the retirement in 1991 of long-time printer, Horace Burgess Harvey: ‘Ink runs dry on four generations of news’
This story has been waiting nearly six years to be written. It is a story that should be told because hot-metal and letterpress printers such as Horace Burgess Harvey will soon be extinct – especially printers who can claim a printing ancestry like this
The Australian Newspaper History Group, which emerged from a conference on local newspapers and local identities at Chiltern in north-eastern Victoria in October 1999, is an example of whatindividuals rather than committees can achieve
The Adelaide Advertiser celebrated its 150th anniversary in July and changed its old masthead in September
Victorian printer Paragon Printing and sister company Moore Office are the latest print shops to be hit by the tough economy with the companies bringing in Administrators. Hall Chadwick partners Richard Albarran, Blair Pleash and David Ross are continuing to trade the businesses of the companies at this stage with a view to maximising the chances of continuing in existence. |
Bookings for the National Print Awards Presentation Dinner in Sydney on Friday March 26 are moving fast, with organisers urging those who wish to attend the industry’s premier celebration to book soon to avoid disappointment. |
Auckland’s Pacific Lamination and Coatings (PLC) has announced that, along with Graphic Lamination and Coatings (GLC), all their UV coatings are now recyclable and biodegradable. |
Screen has teamed up with Jet Technologies for the local launch of Screen’s PlateRite FX CTP series, which the company says offers optimal flexo/letter press plate output for printing and prepress companies. The machine made its Australian debut at Jet Technologies’ Mascot showroom last week, where a number of narrow web printers attended. |
Aimed at commercial, photo and inplant printers Kodak says its new NexPress SE Platform delivers the best digital colour production on the market for commercial, photo, and in-plant printers. |
