Charles Macfaull (born 1800)
Charles Macfaull (1800 – 13 Dec 1846)[1] was an early settler in the Swan River Colony in Western Australia. He arrived in 1830, and is credited with having planted the colony's first vineyard,[2] using vines brought from the Cape of Good Hope. He worked as the colony's postmaster, and in 1833 established its first successful newspaper,[lower-alpha 1] the Perth Gazette and Western Australian Times, which survives today as The West Australian.[4] The original printing press, a tiny Ruthven press that was used to prepare the first paper, is currently housed in the Western Australian Museum.[3]
He was the subject of the first book printed in Western Australia. Entitled A report of the late trial for libel !!! : Clarke versus Macfaul, 4 September 1835,[lower-alpha 2] it gives William Nairne Clark's account of his successful libel suit against Macfaull.[4]
Macfaull died on 13 December 1846 in Perth.[1] He was survived by his wife, Elizabeth, who took on the ongoing role of publishing the Perth Gazette.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Died. Charles Macfaull (transcription)" (364). Perth: The Perth gazette and Western Australian journal. 19 December 1846. p. 2; col A. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ↑ Battye, O. K. (1976). "Stirling, Edmund (1815–1897)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 6. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ruthven Printing Press". Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Treasures of the Battye Library – WA's First Book". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009. Unknown parameter
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