Letterpress in Australia
Listed below are various aspects of current letterpress activity in Australia. Print Shops open to the public, in Heritage Parks, etc. are listed in a short checklist. That list also shows their major holdings of equipment, but there is a separate list of equipment, based on the Museums list, but in machine order to make it easier to track dowm a particular item of equipment. Another list is of active letterpress printers, but these may not necessarily welcome visitors except by appointment. Note that these ists are still being compiled, and any omissions would be welcomed.
This page also lists a few sources of paper, ink, etc., but as yet very sparsely. Please send any additions, amendments, or comments, to David Bolton.
- List of Printing Museums in Australia
- List of Private Presses in Australia
- List of printing equipment in Museums in Australia
- List of active letterpress Printers in Australia
- List of letterpress courses in Australia
- List of Suppliers
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- Other websites with Australian content
- Pretext collation of book making activities in Australia and New Zealand
- Jürgen Wegner's monthly newsletters about Australian printing
- Letterpress Down Under New Zealand based yahoo group
- Letpress worldwide letterpress e-mail group
- Briar Press global letterpress community
Suppliers
The Warringah Printmakers Studio has a list of suppliers of ink, paper, plates, etc. The Printing Museum in New Zealand has a Buy and Sell page for equipment, etc. In addition:
TypeInk (albeit offset) can be obtained from the following:
- Bilton Graphics, Mornington, TAS - e-mail bilton@southcom.au or phone 03 6244 5400
- Graphic Supplies WA, 51 Jubilee St, Beckenham, WA 6107 (tel 9479 1889)
- West Graphic Print Supplies, Unit 2, 63 Walters Drive, Osborne Park, WA 6017 (tel 9443 2244 e-mail supplies@westgraphics.com.au)
- Ball & Doggett, offices as below, under paper.
Paper
- Magnani papers can be supplied by www.magnaniartpapers.com.au, e-mail james@magnani.com.au or phone 03 9689 5660
- A limited range of Zerkall, Hahnemühle, etc. and Awagami Japanese papers can be supplied by Melbourne Etching Supplies
- A limited range of Zerkall, Hahnemühle, etc. and Awagami Japanese papers can be supplied by Neil Wallace Printmaking Supplies
- A limited range (not wholesale) of Crane, Gmund, etc papers is available from Peterkin Premium Paper, Bassendean WA, phone 08 9271 9255 or e-mail hello@peterkin.com.au
- Although Crane and Magnani may be difficult to find, spicers.com.au supply alternatives such as Neenah Cotton, Hahnemühle Museum Etching, etc.
- Mohawk, Gmund cotton and other papers can be supplied by Ball & Doggett, offices at:
Prospect, NSW e-mail nsworders@ballanddoggett.com.au or phone 02 8863 1222
Brendale, QLD e-mail qldorders@ballanddoggett.com.au or phone 07 3490 5800
Flinders Park, SA e-mail saordersa@ballanddoggett.com.au or phone 08 8425 1000
Moonah, TAS e-mail tasorders@ballanddoggett.com.au or phone 03 8794 3500
Dandenong South, VIC e-mail vicorders@ballanddoggett.com.au or phone 03 8587 3550
Balcatta, WA e-mail waorders@ballanddoggett.com.au or phone 08 9281 7600
Rollers
Guillotines
- Guillotine blades can be re-sharpened by Hughans Saw Service, Hector Street, Osborne Park, WA, phone 08 9244 1977
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Written by David Bolton in 2014 and last updated 28 September 2025.