Alfred Ronalds b. 1802

  • Artist (Printmaker)
In 1849 Alfred Ronalds became one of Victoria's first lithographic printers. His brother Francis invented the electric telegraph in England.

Citations

  • Withers, W. B. (1887), 'History of Ballarat’, Ballarat, Victoria, revised edn., (facsimile reprint, 1980).

  • (1905), 'F.W. Niven’, Cyclopedia of Victoria, vol.3, Melbourne, Victoria.

  • Bate, W. (1978), 'Lucky City: The First Generation at Ballarat 1851 1901’, Melbourne, Victoria.

  • Darragh, T. A. (1990), 'The Establishment and Development of Engraving and Lithography in Melbourne to the Time of the Gold Rush’, Willow Bend, New South Wales.

  • (1860), Ballarat Star, 28-04, 30-04.

  • Ronalds, Alfred (1836), 'Fly Fisher’s Entomology’, London, England.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870