Last Letterpress Newspaper in Australia

Linotype operator
John English seated at a vintage Intertype machine setting next edition’s news in lead, tin and antimony at 288 degrees Celsius.

Graeme How spotted this article in an edition of the Australian trade magazine ProPrint. Visit their website here: www.proprint.com.au

TAKE A DRIVE up the scenic Waterfall Way from Bellingen, on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, towards the university city of Armidale, and when you start to breathe the cooler, fresh air at the top of the plateau you’ll find yourself in the snug town of Dorrigo. Read the Full Article . . .

Gisborne Museum, NZ

Sad sight
A sad sight to an ex hot metal man. The ‘eighth wonder of the world’ rusting away.

Graeme How sent in these pictures of a neglected Intertype and an old press from a recent visit to the Gisborne Museum of Technology and Transport in New Zealand.

Rusholm Printers, York, 1959

Rusholm Printers, 1959
ARTHUR KELLY, Terry Rowan, Tony Preston, Walter Pond, Bill Duffield and Don Robson pictured at Rusholme Printers, York, UK in 1959.

Thanks to Tony Preston for sending in this slightly out of focus (but worth including) photo of Rusholmes Printers.

Tony Preston, who sent in the photograph said: “I’m a native of York and served my time as a hand compositor at Rusholme Printers who were originally in Market Street before moving to High Ousegate in 1956 or 7. Read the Full Article . . .

Provost News

Provost News Miehle

Rich Holmes, who also provided the Linotype Model 8 Video has sent in these pictures of the Provost News, Provost, Alberta, Canada, including one of his father at the News Editor’s desk.

The old Miehle newspaper press that used to be used by the Provost News in Provost, Alberta Canada during weekly newspaper operations. Read the Full Article . . .

Rhinebeck Gazette

Rhinebeck Gazette exterior
The outside of the Rhinebeck Gazette building, circa 1930. The building still stands, but is no longer a newspaper office.

These very evocative pictures of the Rhinebeck Gazette in Rhinebeck, New York State, USA were recently offered for sale on eBay after being purchased from an auction of the estate of a member of the Strong family who owned and edited the paper. They were taken by Harry Coutant circa 1930.