Patrick Dawson

  • Artist (Photographer)
Melbourne based colonial surveyor who produced photographic portraits of the Indigenous Australian cricket team before they toured England in 1867. Some were in their cricket whites, but most were posed with weapons such as boomerangs.
Name
Patrick Dawson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
  • Professional photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
Active Period
  • c.1866 - c.1872
Residence
  • c.1866 - c.1868 Liebeg Street, Warrnambool, Victoria
  • c.1866 - c.1872 Grey Street, Hamilton, Victoria
Training
  • c.1850 - c.1855 under Walter Woodbury
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions