David Gall (printer)
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David Gall | |
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| Born | 1825 |
| Died | 21 December 1887 (aged 61–62) |
| Occupation | Printer |
David Gall (c. 1825 – 21 December 1887) was a printer in the early days of colonial South Australia.
Gall was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk, where he served his apprenticeship as a printer, worked for a time in London, then with his young wife emigrated to South Australia aboard William Stevenson, arriving in Adelaide in May 1850.
He found employment in the printing business, and in July 1855 was admitted to the partnership of Hussey & Shawyer,[1] trading as Hussey, Shawyer and Gall on King William Street, "near Green's Exchange".[2] Shawyer left in 1856 to open his own printery on Gawler Place,[3] and Hussey and Gall continued to March 1857, when Gall took over the running of the business, at that time located at 47 King William Street, adjacent Green's Auction Mart, "at the end of a long passage".[4] In August 1859 they moved to larger premises at 89 King William Street, opposite White's Rooms.[5]
They were still at the same address when Gall founded The Comet (February 1867 – December 1881), a monthly magazine which he used, inter alia to promote his arguments for protection of native industries.[6] In 1871 the business was saved from destruction when the "Nimble Ninepence" store next door was destroyed by fire. Reginald Sheridan (died 8 November 1882), the manager, commenced removal of records and valuable paper after the first explosion, but in the event action by the fire brigade prevented the fire from spreading.[7] In January 1873 Gall sold the business to Sheridan, who continued to run it as "Gall & Sheridan",[8] until July 1875, when he sold it to George, Edmund and George Scrymgour, jun., the first two having been members of Gall's staff.[9] They continued trading as Gall & Sheridan until November, when it became Scrymgour & Sons, and was still operating under that name at 115 King William Street in 1962.[10]