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William Beattie (photographer)

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William Beattie
Born1864
Aberdeen, Scotland
Died15 March 1931
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationPhotographer

William Beattie (1864 – 15 March 1931) was a New Zealand photographer. He was most well known for his work for the Auckland Weekly News.

Beattie originally emigrated from Scotland to Tasmania, Australia with his brother.[1] Both were photographers and subsequently found there was not enough trade in Hobart. In 1894, William moved to Auckland.[2] He photographed for the Auckland Weekly News for sixteen years.[2] Beattie managed to capture the wreckage of the Elingamite in the Three Kings in 1902.[1] He also photographed the funeral of Sir John Logan Campbell in 1912.[1]

After he retired from the Auckland Weekly News, Beattie still remained a commercial photographer, setting up a shop in Shortland St, Auckland.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Beattie, Bill (1970). Bill Beattie's New Zealand. Auckland: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd.
  2. ^ a b c "Collapse in Church". New Zealand Herald. 16 March 1931.

External sources

Works of Beattie are currently held in the collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum

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