Thomas Ross

  • Artist (Photographer)
Amateur photographer Thomas Ross had his photographic equipment and other possessions stolen by Frank Williams in 1864. The equipment was presumably returned to him, however, after Williams was apprehended.
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amateur photographer, was living in Ballarat West, Victoria, in 1864 when Frank Williams stole his photographic equipment and other possessions. The Victoria Police Gazette of 7 April 1864 stated that the stolen property consisted of: ’2 sets of photographic apparatus, one larger than the other, one marked with the maker’s name, Lerebour and Secretan, Paris; 3 lenses, 14 magic lantern slides, and a French microscope’. Books and other personal effects were also stolen, including Greek, Latin, French and Hebrew texts, which suggest that Ross may have been a teacher. Williams was apprehended and presumably Ross’s equipment was returned, but no photographs taken with it are known.

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Writers:
Harris, Helen Doxford
Date written:
1992
Last updated:
2011

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