John Sands (printer)

John Sands (12 November 1818 – 16 August 1873) was an English-born Australian engraver, printer and stationer. He founded the John Sands company and published the Sands Directory.^[1]

Sands was born in Sandhurst, Berkshire, and emigrated to Sydney in 1837. G. P. Walsh notes that "especially notable were his directories, almanacs, gazetteers and prints by and S. T. Gill depicting colonial life."^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Walsh, G. P. (1976). "Sands, John (1818–1873)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 6 November 2015 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

[ADB-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Walsh, G. P. (1976). "Sands, John (1818–1873)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 6 November 2015 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

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