George Dehane

George Dehane (1808[1] – 23 December 1864) was a printer and publisher in the early days of Adelaide, South Australia.

History

Dehane was a son of Rev. J. Dehane, curate of Beckbury, Shropshire.[2]

He was a workman in the printing office of the South Australian Register.[3]

By 1838 he had his own printing and stationery business in Stephens Street (between Halifax and Gilles streets), and was agent for Robert Thomas & Co. and the South Australian Gazette. In 1839 he was editing and printing the Port Lincoln Herald, at first in Adelaide, and later that year established a printery at Port Lincoln.[4] commencing on 16 November 1839.[5]

By 1841 he had established a printery at Morphett Street, where he printed The Examiner from its first issue of 25 November 1841 to 24 June 1843, when Dehane was sole proprietor. Richard Penney[6] was editor from 12 August 1842,[7] then resigned in June 1843 over the insertion in the paper of an article "Nonmus the Bolter".[8] The Examiner ceased publication with the issue of 24 June 1843; The Observer took its place.[9] He printed The Adelaide Observer from July 1943 to around June 1845,[10] when the proprietor, John Stephens, opened his own press.[11]

In April 1845 the business moved to new premises on King William Street, adjacent Montefiore & Co.[12][a]

The Adelaide Times was printed by James Allen at Dehane's General Printing Office, King William Street 1849–1850.[14] The business was sold to James Allen in early 1850, and renamed The Adelaide Times General Printing Office.[15]

S. E. Roberts (born 1824),[16] took over the business in 1865,[17] and notably printed Pasquin for E. R. Mitford before quitting the business. He died in 1905.[18]

Dehane's Almanac

In 1841 Dehane was accused of printing a pirated copy of Robert Thomas & Co.'s sheet almanac.[19] He went on to publish sheet almanacs for each year and later started publishing a book almanac.[20] In later years these publications attracted interest for their historical content.[21]

Imperial Adelaide Primer

In October 1842, an unsolicited critique of a book entitled Dehane's Imperial Adelaide Primer was published in the Examiner as a "Letter to the Editor". It adumbrates on the way in which the primer diverges systematically from those of Mavor and Markham. It praises the illustrations by (William ?) Huggins and (George?) Morland, engraved by (presumably Thomas) Bewick.[22] The oddity is that no advertisement or reference to any book of that or similar name has been found, and the "critique" can only have been a kite-flying exercise or convoluted political satire, and the "critic", identified as "P.L.", most likely Dehane himself.

Family

Dehane was married. His widow died in Wolverhampton, England, in February 1890. She was highly regarded as a businesswoman and philanthropist, being a founder of the Female Refuge.[23] One daughter survived to adulthood: Jessie Agnes Dehane married Charles Matthews of Wolverhampton on 6 October 1863.[2] Dehane had a brother, Dr Dehane of Wolverhampton, of some local notability.[24]

Dehane died after a long illness. His remains were interred at the West Terrace Cemetery; the graveside service was conducted by Rev. John Crawford Woods.[25]

Their home in Glenelg, the property of Francis Clark and Sons, became the residence of John Colton.[26]

Notes

  1. ^ Montefiore & Co. occupied the block on the Grenfell Street corner, later the site of the Imperial Hotel.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Family Notices". The Adelaide Observer. Vol. XXII, no. 1212. South Australia. 24 December 1864. p. 5. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "Family Notices". South Australian Register. Vol. XXVII, no. 5347. South Australia. 15 December 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "A Pioneer's Diary". The Observer (Adelaide). Vol. LXVIII, no. 5, 334. South Australia. 27 May 1911. p. 36. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia. This article has much for improving article Mary Thomas (poet).
  4. ^ "South Australia". The Hobart Town Courier and Van Diemen's Land Gazette. Vol. XII, no. 683. Tasmania, Australia. 20 September 1839. p. 4. Retrieved 24 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Port Lincoln's First Newspaper". Port Lincoln Times. Vol. XXVII, no. 1572. South Australia. 14 April 1955. p. 10. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Early Days Of South Australia". The Chronicle (Adelaide). Vol. LXXVIII, no. 4, 129. South Australia. 2 January 1936. p. 43. Retrieved 23 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Libel Case". The Examiner. No. LVIII. South Australia. 5 November 1842. p. 1. Retrieved 17 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "To the Editor of the Southern Australian". Southern Australian. Vol. VI, no. 423. South Australia. 6 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 17 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "To Our Readers". The Examiner. Vol. 2, no. CXII. South Australia. 24 June 1843. p. 2. Retrieved 17 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "English News". The Observer (Adelaide). No. 54. South Australia. 6 July 1844. p. 8. Retrieved 17 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia. – an early reference found to John Stephens being printer
  11. ^ "Our Summary". South Australian Register. Vol. XXVIII, no. 5665. South Australia. 24 December 1864. p. 2. Retrieved 17 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Local Intelligence". Adelaide Observer. No. 93. South Australia. 5 April 1845. p. 6. Retrieved 17 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "Old Memories". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. XLVIII, no. 17, 668. South Australia. 30 June 1903. p. 9. Retrieved 24 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "Publication notice". Adelaide Times. Vol. II, no. 88. South Australia. 31 January 1850. p. 4. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Rates of Exchange". Adelaide Times. Vol. II, no. 106. South Australia. 25 March 1850. p. 4. Retrieved 24 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "The Civil Service". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. XLVI, no. 14, 246. South Australia. 15 June 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia. Roberts was later compositor with Government Printer, subject of a seniority dispute.
  17. ^ "Advertising". The Adelaide Express. Vol. II, no. 377. South Australia. 24 February 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  18. ^ "Obituaries". The Observer (Adelaide). Vol. LXII, no. 3, 339. South Australia. 30 September 1905. p. 36. Retrieved 24 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  19. ^ "Encouragement to Piracy". South Australian Register. Vol. IV, no. 155. South Australia. 9 January 1841. p. 3. Retrieved 18 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  20. ^ "Advertising". South Australian Register. Vol. XXV, no. 4447. South Australia. 16 January 1861. p. 1. Retrieved 18 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  21. ^ "An Old Almanac". The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser. Vol. 32, no. 1688. South Australia. 24 January 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 23 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  22. ^ "Review of Mr Dehane's Work". The Examiner. No. XLVIII. South Australia. 1 October 1842. p. 1. Retrieved 17 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  23. ^ "The Late Mrs Dhane". The Pictorial Australian. Vol. XVI, no. 5. South Australia. 1 May 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  24. ^ "Family Notices". South Australian Register. Vol. XVII, no. 2001. South Australia. 12 February 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  25. ^ "Topics of the Day". The South Australian Advertiser. Vol. VII, no. 2002. South Australia. 27 December 1864. p. 2. Retrieved 18 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  26. ^ "Advertising". The Adelaide Express. Vol. II, no. 586. South Australia. 30 October 1865. p. 2. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
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