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Meluish, William, 1823-1888 (photographer)

 Person

Biography

William Meluish was a commercial photographer. He established a photographic business at the corner of Dowling and Prince's Street, Dunedin in 1856. He documented the growth of Dunedin in the late 1850s. He was advertising the sale of his studio in 'The Otago Daily Times' in June 1864. Meluish sold the business to Daniel Louis Mundy. The date of Meluish's departure from New Zealand has not been established. He died at Otago House, Upper Norwood.

Sources:

Knight, Hardwicke (1971), 'Photography in New Zealand. A social and technical history'. Dunedin : John McIndoe.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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Dunedin about 1858, 1858

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089B/1
Scope and Contents

195 x 139 mm. A view showing the growth of the town outwards from the harbour. Small wooden houses line the road at the left of the picture, while buildings are starting to take hold along the roads leading up through the hills. Probably by William Meluish.

Dates: 1858
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Dunedin about 1858, 1858

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089B/2
Scope and Contents

190 x 141 mm. A view taken from the hill overlooking Princes Street, and showing the waterfront. At the left a small part of the inadequate Dunedin jetty can be seen with Princes Street following the course of the waterfront. Probably by William Meluish. It was amongst the conglomeration of houses at the nearer end of the street that Meluish had his studio.

Dates: 1858
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Dunedin about 1860, 1860

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089B/3
Scope and Contents 195 x 144 mm. A similar view to Y3089B/2, and showing the building that has taken place in two years. The most conspicuous new constructions visible here are the two stone buildings at the nearer end of Princes Street. The one on the left, only half completed, is the Medical Hall. Behind it and near the fence, what looks like a greenhouse roof, is, according to Hardwicke Knight (‘Photography in New Zealand’, p 45) the skylight of the studio of the Dunedin photographer, James Wilson. Probably...
Dates: 1860
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).