Henry Marcus began his newspaper career in Sydney as a compositor. He then moved to Queensland where he worked on both the Queensland Times and the Queensland Guardian. In June 1870, Marcus – together with fellow printers Henry Wheeler and William Peel Mellefont – established the Ipswich Observer. Later, Marcus and Mellefont started the Gympie Miner. (Marcus moved to Gympie to run the new newspaper while Mellefont remained in Ipswich.)
After the dissolution of the partnership, Marcus also began the Bundaberg Star. He eventually sold his interest in the Gympie Miner and returned to Sydney where he 'purchased a share in Woods's jobbing-office, in Bridge-street'. He made another move to Ipswich where he had a interest in the Ipswich Advocate for a time. He then relocated to Laidley where he set up the Laidley Star.
Marcus's final move was back to Sydney where he returned to the printing trade. In an obituary, 'Red Gum' says of Marcus: 'As a compositor, he was regarded as a regular "whip" in the art of printing up type, and he was a thorough master of the jobbing department. Indeed, he was a smart printer.'
Source: 'The Late Mr. Henry Marcus.' Queensland Times (15 June 1917): 2
Sighted: 10/09/2013
