David Coombe@david_coombe_cbr@aus.social
Photography in Australia began in 1841 in Sydney as an indirect result of the failed expedition of the French ship Oriental-Hydrographe. What happened to that first Daguerreotype in Australia?
Who was South Australia's first photographer? Previous authorities haven't harmonised.
Revealed: A poster in a shop window changes the history of photography in Australia.
This is history redone and made possible by digitised newspapers.
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New article (narrative & analysis): https://coombe.id.au/1840s_South_Australia/Daguerreotype_and_Early_Photography.htm