William Beattie
William Beattie (1864 – 15 March 1931) was a New Zealand photographer. He was best known for his work for the Auckland Weekly News. Beattie originally emigrated from Scotland to Tasmania, Australia with his brother.
William Beattie
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- Name
- William Beattie
- Born
- 1864
- Birthplace
- Aberdeen, Scotland
- Place of death
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Spouse
- Evelyn Isobel Green
- Died
- 1931 · Auckland.
- Nationality
- New Zealand
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William Beattie (1864 – 15 March 1931) was a New Zealand photographer. He was best known for his work for the Auckland Weekly News. Beattie originally emigrated from Scotland to Tasmania, Australia with his brother.
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Both were photographers and subsequently found there was not enough trade in Hobart. In 1894, William moved to Auckland. He photographed for the Auckland Weekly News for sixteen years. Beattie managed to capture the wreckage of the Elingamite in the Three Kings in 1902. He also photographed the funeral of Sir John Logan Campbell in 1912. After he retired from the Auckland Weekly News, Beattie remained a commercial photographer, setting up a shop in Shortland Street, Auckland.
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• Name — William Beattie • Born — 1864 • Birthplace — Aberdeen, Scotland • Place of death — Auckland, New Zealand • Occupation — Photographer • Spouse — Evelyn Isobel Green • Children — Bill Beattie (son)
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- 1.Beattie, William, 1864-1931. Beattie, William, 1864-1931 Items National Library of New Zealand National Library of New Zealand. 1864-01-01.
- 2.Giles, Keith. Britt & Heatley: official photographers at the 1898/99 Auckland Industrial and Mining Exhibition. NZ Legacy. January 2015.
- 3.Beattie, Bill. Bill Beattie's New Zealand. Hodder and Stoughton Ltd. 1970.
- 4.New Zealand Herald. Collapse in Church. 16 March 1931.
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