William Shakespeare Hall b. 25 December 1825

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, explorer, pastoralist and pearler, was born in England and arrived in Western Australia in 1830. He was involved in the establishment of the pearling industry at Broome.

Citations

  • Information sourced from Robertson, L. Battye Library of Australian History, State Library of Western Australia, Perth, SA, 'Hall Papers BL HS/445’.

  • Wilson, H. (1972), 'William Shakespeare Hall’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, volume 4, Pike, Douglas (ed.), Melbourne, Vic.

  • Erickson, R. (1988), 'The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre 1829-1888’, Nedlands, WA.

  • Information sourced from Robertson, L.

Initial data sources

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