Hi Andrew, is is good to hear an Aussie with print in his veins opine. My
mother in law got her first job in the 1940s with Arbuckle Waddell in
McKillop St city. Later she went to work in the 50s till the 90s at Port
Phillip Press in Glenhuntly Rd near Kooyoong Rd. My wife's first job was
at HG Graham Smith Printers at 666 Chapel St South Yarra, later leaving to
work at PATEFA, the Printing Trade Federation in Jolimont Rd where she was
involved in the Keep Printing in Australia Campaign.
I still look to see where something is printed. Typesetting was a real
art. I dips me lid.
All the best.
On Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 3:40:02 PM UTC+10, Andrew Cook wrote:
>
> David, in the now obsolete printing trade, that's called 'ranged left,
> ragged right' (or unjustified setting). It has been prolific since the
> 1980s when photo-typesetting appeared. In the digital age it is more common
> than a paddock full of weeds! The trick for the professionals was to get an
> even flow of lines on the right hand side by turning over various words to
> the next line and so on. Paul's paras aren't too bad, but I can see a few
> lines that need turning over. Personally, I prefer justified setting, as
> long as there are no 'rivers of white' in the word spacing, where you can
> drive a train (or tram) through! Have a look at some of the printed
> newspapers before mechanical type-setting (pre 1880s) arrived, when all
> were set by hand in a compositor's setting stick. There is some magnificent
> work there.
>
> Cheers,
> Andrew Cook (former typo who thinks ranged left is a disease brought on by
> lazy graphic artists trying to save a buck).
>
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> Paul,
>
> All your messages lately are coming to me (and possibly others ) as a
> string of words down the left hand side of the screen - awkward to read.
>
> On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 at 09:01, p...@... <javascript:>> wrote:
>
> I guess the original photographer(s) assigned the rights to the TMSV.
> There would have only been a limited number of photographers prepared to
> share their collections. Also the TMSV tended to “keep to itself” so there
> wouldn’t have been a wide choice of contributors.
>
> I’m still thinking much of the material probably comes from Rodney Hudson
> (deceased).
>
> The photographers would be well into their 70s perhaps older – if still
> alive.
>
> Noel Reed was probably the best tram photographer of the era and his style
> is instantly recognisable. As also mentioned elsewhere, Noel benefited from
> a career position that enabled him to use high quality camera equipment.
> The results speak for themselves. Noel was also from a comfortable family
> background that offered opportunities to visit different systems around
> Australia in the early 1950s when money was generally tight and travel
> opportunities limited.
>
> Also there must be some/several “unknown” tram enthusiasts who kept to
> themselves. They may have left “unseen” collections behind. When the person
> has passed on, it’s not unknown for family members not to realise the
> “value” of such material.
>
>
>
> Speaking of unknown enthusiasts, I know of a fan who, not too long ago,
> got chatting with a gentleman at a social function. By pure chance, trams
> were mentioned and it came out that this person was a dedicated “gunzel”
> with an extensive knowledge and experience of overseas tram systems
> particularly. He had “kept to himself” and had not previously disclosed his
> hobby to others. We are talking about people in their mature/senior years.
> Amazing.
>
>
>
> Paul in Melbourne
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