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Edgar Ray
Edgar Ray (24 April 1828 – 23 August 1905) This article goes into great detail on Ray's family and early life. was an English entrepreneur who launched two magazines in Australia, ''Melbourne Punch'' and ''Sydney Punch''. On his return to England, he is credited with founding another, named ''Touchstone or The New Era''. History Ray was born in Bristol, England, a son of Edward Adam Ray (1766–1853) and Eliza Ray, née Weller (c. 1793–1884). His father was a merchant who turned theatre manager. A sister, Matilda Ray (c. 1790–1842), was a successful actor, married to the musician and composer Charles Edward Horn. Ray and his half-brother William C. Lyon received some musical instruction from William Hawes, with whom they boarded in London. Ray sailed to Australia by the ''Lady Eveline'', arriving in Melbourne in October 1852 in company with three or four singers making up a choir, the "City of London Glee and Madrigal Union" who staged a concert at the "Mechanics' Institutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Punch
''Melbourne Punch'' (from 1900, simply titled ''Punch'') was an Australian illustrated magazine founded by Edgar Ray and Frederick Sinnett, and published from August 1855 to December 1925. The magazine was modelled closely on ''Punch'' of London which was founded fifteen years earlier.Lindesay, Vane ''The Inked-In Image'' Heinemann Melbourne 1970 A similar magazine, ''Adelaide Punch'', was published in South Australia from 1878 to 1884. History Ray and Sinnett published the magazine 1855–1883, followed by Alex McKinley 1883. Staff artists included Nicholas Chevalier 1855–1861, Tom Carrington 1866–1887, J. H. Leonard 1886 – c. 1891. Contributing artists included J. C. Bancks, Luther Bradley, O. R. Campbell, George Dancey, Tom Carrington, Ambrose Dyson and his brother Will Dyson, S. T. Gill, Samuel Calvert, Alex Gurney, Hal Gye, Percy Leason, Emile Mercier, Alex Sass, Montague Scott, Alf Vincent and Cecil "Unk" White.McCullough, Alan ''Encyclopedia of Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |