Title

Ash, George (1859-1897).

Author

Edgar, Suzanne.

Source

Australian Dictionary of Biography.

Details

volume 7, 1979, pages 107-107.

Publication date

1979

Type

Dictionary entry

Language

English

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

"In 1879 Ash migrated to South Australia [from South Africa] and worked on the Mount Gambier Border Watch and the Narracoorte Herald [q.v.]. He bought the latter in December 1880 with J.B. Mather [q.v.]. … [In 1889, after a libel action] he was forced to sell the paper and by August was bankrupt.”

Web address

http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ash-george-5064

Last Updated

21 Oct 2023