Alfred Wren

  • Artist (Photographer)
Professional photographer, worked at Sandhurst (Bendigo) and then Melbourne from the late 1860s. Wren returned to Sandhurst following the news of his young son's attempted suicide.

professional photographer, worked at Sandhurst (Bendigo) from the late 1850s or early 1860s before establishing a photographic studio in Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, in 1867-70. Wren was back at Sandhurst by 1873 when a newspaper reported the attempted suicide of his 14-year-old son. In both the 1860s and 1870s he was president of the Bendigo Regional Library.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1992
Last updated:
2011