John Noble Wilson b. c.1832

  • Artist (Photographer)
Wilson worked as a photographer in Ballarat from 1854. It is thought that he may have spent a year or two as a travelling photographer. Wilson served a term as Mayor of Ballarat in 1881-82.

Citations

  • Davies, Alan; & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900’, Melbourne, Vic : Oxford University Press.

  • Withers, W.B. (1887), 'History of Ballarat’, Ballarat, Vic : Revised edition.

  • 'Supreme Court Records (Criminal Sessions) 1841-61’, Melbourne, Vic : Public Records Office.

  • Information sourced from Uhl, J.

Initial data sources

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