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Edward S Chapman, sports writer

Surnames

Image
Argus staff 1882. E S Chapman above 'R' of Argus Open full image ↗
Acquisition number
1157
Catalogue number
emdf0143
File name
DF0143
File location
Digital archive

A photo of a display of photos of the senior staff of The Argus in 1882 - Edward is above the "r" in Argus. The photo is included in the manuscript "The Men who Made the Argus and the Australasian", from the State Library of Victoria. The head shot appeared in his obituary in The Argus in 1892.
Another photo of Chapman with two friends, Joseph Pickersgill and Grattan Riggs, at the Yorick Club is held by the State Library of Victoria: http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/74752
Chapman and his family lived at a number of different houses in East Melbourne between 1875-c.1896. Their story can be read by clicking the link below.

Item type
Digital file
Donor
Petrina Dakin, great great grand daughter of Edward

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