Items tagged presses in MV Collections

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  Printing Press - English Common Press, Fawkner, 1700s

  The Melbourne Advertiser, the first Melbourne newspaper, was printed on this press in 1838. The publisher, John Pascoe Fawkner, was an entrepreneur taking advantage of opportunities p ...

  From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 3
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  Printer's Tray & Moveable Type - Ash Wednesday Bushfires, Mt Macedon, Victoria, 16 Feb 198 ...

  Printer's tray with pieces of moveable type that have melted and fused to the tray. The tray was found in the ashes of Viewfield, a house in Mt. Macedon belonging to John and Zelma Gart ...

  Images: 3