Alfred Allen Alfred Allen i(A34750 works by)
Born: Established: 1839 Belfast,
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Northern Ireland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
; Died: Ceased: 5 Aug 1917 Waverley, Bondi area, Sydney Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon A Correct and Faithful Account of a Journey to the 'Fish River Caves' by the 'Pickwick Corresponding Club' in 1886 Alfred Allen , Jim Smith (editor), Wentworth Falls : Den Fenella Press , 2012 Z1925078 2012 single work prose travel
1 y separately published work icon Australasian Photo-Review APR Edwin J. Welch (editor), Alfred Allen (editor), Walter Burke (editor), 1895 Sydney : Baker and Rouse , 1895-1956 Z1326179 1895 periodical

This journal began life as the Australian version of the British Photographic Review of Reviews, imported by the photographic supply company Baker & Rouse. Some thirty-five pages of international journal reprints and commentary was complemented by around ten pages of local copy. Its motto was 'Non Progredi est Regredi,' which it explained: 'new processes, ingenious appliances, and cunning wrinkles for the production of novel effects, are matters of everyday revelation both in the scientific and mechanical branches of the photographic art. To be ignorant of these is most certainly to go backward.' The British material and reports from around the world covered reviews of exhibitions, technical information, and a broad and heterogeneous collection of photographs as art. The Australian material included discussion of photographers' prices and the need for professional co-operation and unity. There was correspondence, biographical sketches, competitions, and local photographic illustrations. In January 1895, only the title changed; all else remained the same, including the incorporation of the Review of Reviews.

The magazine included considerable discussion of spirit or spook photography, the Roentgen Ray, various forms of moving pictures, and similar inventions. It also reported on photography's use in various fields: microbiology, criminology, anthropology, and tourism. The journal carried photographs of the Boer War, Federation, the great drought, and other major events, as well as artistic studies. It railed against the Kodak Company's attempt at monopoly, and instituted a sale and exchange service for photographic equipment. However, after April 1905, when Baker & Rowse became the sole agency in Australia for Kodak, complaints stopped and advertising increased.

Edwin J. Welch (q.v.) was founding editor (1894-1899), followed by Alfred Allen (q.v.) (1899-1905), who was replaced long-term by Walter Burke (q.v.). Under Burke, the journal was made over, with new printers and fine art paper 'so that high-grade illustrations can be used in the text as well as on special pages'.

1 3 y separately published work icon Australian Verse-Drift : Poems Alfred Allen , Waverley : Alfred Allen , 1883 Z354522 1883 selected work poetry
1 The 'Illusion' i "She waited by the river brink,", Alfred Allen , 1881 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 29 January vol. 23 no. 577 1881; (p. 220)
1 The Australian 'More-Pork' Bird i "'More-pork,' 'more-pork,' who has not heard", Alfred Allen , 1879 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 12 July vol. 20 no. 496 1879; (p. 76)
1 Australia i "Australia! land where free men boast", Alfred Allen , 1879 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 1 March vol. 19 no. 477 1879; (p. 413)
1 y separately published work icon A Vindication of the Truth and a Testimony on behalf of the Ancient Principles of the People Called Quakers Alfred Allen , Sydney : Gibbs, Shallard and Co. , 1868 Z814616 1868 single work
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