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126:. He had a partnership with one Chauncey Leicester as photographic portraitists in 1858 and later in that year was marketing photographic goods with Arthur S. Jackson at the same address, but quit the business late in 1858.
50:, Scotland, one of seven children of wheelwright James Adamson (c. 1790 – 14 August 1864) and Elizabeth May Adamson, née Beveridge (17 September 1795 – 29 March 1870), who arrived in South Australia in September 1839 aboard
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340:(1823 – 23 June 1891) was a machinist with his father, built wagons and farm equipment with brother Adam, later pursued scientific interests; built his own equatorial telescope. He married twice and had a large family.
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1854 pencil, brown watercolour wash, white gouache, pen & ink on paper held by the Art
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1000:. Vol. XXXVII, no. 1997. South Australia. 10 January 1880. p. 10
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Specifications and Drawings of Patents Issued by the US Patent Office 1874
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1246:. Vol. XXI, no. 1, 082. South Australia. 17 May 1879. p. 8
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1115:. Vol. IV, no. 167. South Australia. 3 January 1868. p. 4
1059:. Vol. III, no. 125. South Australia. 15 March 1867. p. 3
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1174:. Vol. IV, no. 1086. South Australia. 27 July 1872. p. 3
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1138:"Farewell Meeting and Testimonial to Mr J. H. Adamson, at Auburn"
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639:. No. 3585. Victoria, Australia. 5 December 1857. p. 4
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The First Steamer on the Murray, and the Surprise of the Natives
667:. No. 1, 051. Victoria, Australia. 4 March 1858. p. 2
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Rescue of the Survivors of the Admella by the Portland Lifeboat
1306:. Vol. XXVII, no. 2, 395. South Australia. p. 3
1218:. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University
611:. No. 3371. Victoria, Australia. 31 March 1857. p. 3
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Julie Evans (2005). "Adamson, David Beveridge (1823–1891)".
695:. No. 3735. Victoria, Australia. 1 June 1858. p. 3
631:"The First Exhibition of the Victorian Society of Fine Arts"
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1398:– via National Library of Australia.
1370:– via National Library of Australia.
1342:– via National Library of Australia.
1314:– via National Library of Australia.
1282:– via National Library of Australia.
1254:– via National Library of Australia.
1243:South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail
1182:– via National Library of Australia.
1154:– via National Library of Australia.
1123:– via National Library of Australia.
1095:– via National Library of Australia.
1067:– via National Library of Australia.
1039:– via National Library of Australia.
1028:South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail
1008:– via National Library of Australia.
980:– via National Library of Australia.
952:– via National Library of Australia.
924:– via National Library of Australia.
896:– via National Library of Australia.
868:– via National Library of Australia.
840:– via National Library of Australia.
812:– via National Library of Australia.
784:– via National Library of Australia.
756:– via National Library of Australia.
703:– via National Library of Australia.
675:– via National Library of Australia.
647:– via National Library of Australia.
619:– via National Library of Australia.
581:: Turton & Armstrong. pp. 20–21.
562:– via National Library of Australia.
534:– via National Library of Australia.
506:– via National Library of Australia.
478:– via National Library of Australia.
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236:(118,574) with the US Patent Office.
232:(he left in March 1872), he filed a
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436:D. A. Cumming; G. Moxham (1986).
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969:The Sydney Morning Herald
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573:Gwenda Painter (1979).
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