Walter Bennett in the Artists Department at F.W. Niven's publishing firm.

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Accession[1982.0100] Papers of Walter E BennettIdentifierUMA-ITE-1982010000001Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentHistorical note: Walter Bennett was born in 1880 and began his training as a lithographic artist in 1893 in Ballarat, working for a time in F W Niven's firm in Ballarat. In 1898 he was employed by Kerry and Electric Photo Engraving Co. as an artist and photo-engraver and in 1900 he worked as an art teacher at Ballarat Art School. Bennett joined the Mines Department in Melbourne in 1904 as a lithographic draughtman and was promoted to chief draughtsman in 1928. From 1944 Bennett was employed as a cartographic draughtsman and artist for Australian Petroleum Company until his retirement in 1949. He died in 1967.
Inscription: Walter E Bennett, Artists' Dept. Niven's Ballarat 1897.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnitBWP Album 0168Conditions of Use and ReproductionThis image is provided for research purposes and must not be reproduced without prior permission of University of Melbourne Archives. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online

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CreatorBennett, Walter E.RoleProvenance

Dates

Date1897

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Previous System ID1982.0100.00001Format NumberBWP/26655

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Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions21 x 15.5cm

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Walter Bennett in the Artists Department at F.W. Niven's publishing firm.

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