William Francis Roberts

  • Artist (Photographer)
William Francis Roberts was a professional photographer who worked in Victoria and in New South Wales. In 1879 he was managing the City Photographic Company (Newcastle) and was also co-proprietor of 'Royal Studio'.

Citations

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

  • (1861), 'Geelong and Western District General Directory’.

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

  • Fox, P. (1987), 'Geelong on Exhibition: A Photographic Image’, Geelong Art Gallery catalogue, Victoria.

  • McKinlay, B. (1970), 'The First Royal Tour 1867-68’, Adelaide, South Australia.

  • Webber, K., 'Photographers in Ballarat and environs’, Manuscript.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, J.

  • Information sourced from Callaway, A.

  • Information sourced from Fox, Paul.

Initial data sources

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