Dictionary of Sydney

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Merlin, Henry Beaufoy

Principally remembered as the photographer responsible for the Holtermann collection of photographs in the Mitchell Library, Merlin is the first recorded presenter of a puppet theatre in Australia.

Milestone
Born
London, England
1830
Arrived Sydney
08 Dec 1848
Departed Sydney
1863
Arrived Sydney
Sep 1870
Departed Sydney
1871
Arrived Sydney
Aug 1873
Died
Leichhardt, Sydney
27 Sep 1873
Buried
29 Sep 1873
Name
Alternate
Muriel, Henry
Alternate
Murlin, Henry
Alternate
Merlin, Beaufoy
1866 - 1873
Occupation
1866 - 1873
1866 - 1873
Position
Apr 1853 - May 1853
1866
1866 - 1873