He worked in a number of photographic studios and as a government photographer in Melbourne, before moving to New Zealand in March 1873 where he worked as a government photographer.[6]
Deveril lived in Auckland until 1891, moving to South Africa, where he invested in ostrich farming. He later returned to Australia, and in 1901 moved to North Queensland. Deveril died 24 August 1911 in Townsville and is buried in the town's Belgian cemetery.
herbert, deveril, albert, edwin, ekins, 1840, august, 1911, known, photographer, australia, zealand, gold, rush, image, gabriel, gully, circa, 1875maori, woman, porch, wharepuni, 1875albert, edwin, ekins, born, 1840, ware, hertfordshire, england, george, eliza. Albert Edwin Ekins 9 May 1840 24 August 1911 known as Herbert Deveril was a photographer in Australia and New Zealand 1 2 3 4 Gold rush era image of Gabriel s Gully circa 1875Maori woman on the porch of a wharepuni 1875Albert Edwin Ekins was born on 9 May 1840 in Ware Hertfordshire England the son of George and Elizabeth 5 He studied photolithography in Southampton before preparing for the priesthood in Belgium He left the church changed his name to Herbert Deveril and in 1864 emigrated to Australia 2 He worked in a number of photographic studios and as a government photographer in Melbourne before moving to New Zealand in March 1873 where he worked as a government photographer 6 He took photographs of sights in New Zealand for the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition the first official World s Fair in 1876 citation needed His work included photos of Maoris Wairoa Bridge Rotomahana hot springs Hot Lake district and Tauranga 7 8 Deveril lived in Auckland until 1891 moving to South Africa where he invested in ostrich farming He later returned to Australia and in 1901 moved to North Queensland Deveril died 24 August 1911 in Townsville and is buried in the town s Belgian cemetery The Hocken Library at the University of Otago has held exhibitions of his work 9 10 Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki holds a number of his photographs 11 References Edit Deveril Herbert 1 January 1873 Deveril Herbert 1840 1911 Parnell Auckland natlib govt nz a b Deveril Herbert 1840 1911 Deveril Herbert 1840 1911 Items National Library of New Zealand 1 January 1840 Dale Leigh Ryan Simon 8 December 1998 The Body in the Library Rodopi ISBN 9042007532 via Google Books The Photographic Times Scoville Manufacturing Company 8 December 1883 via Google Books Photography Early Canterbury Early New Zealand Photographers DEVERIL Herbert Herbert Deveril Biography at At Design and Art Australia Online New Zealand Herald Volume XIII Issue 4548 12 June 1876 page 2 New Zealand Herald Volume XIII Issue 4427 22 January 1876 Page 2 Herbert Deveril Photographer exhibition 1981 Exhibition Catalogue Dunedin Hocken Library 1987 Herbert Deveril Auckland Art Gallery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herbert Deveril amp oldid 1044480410, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,