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THOMAS CARRINGTON.
Several artists were at Glenrowan during the siege, however only one
was
there from the beginning. His name was Thomas Carrington. Carrington from
the Sketcher
drew many famous sketches as the action unfolded.
The last resting place of Carrington.
Courtesy of the Brighton Cemetery. 
To
learn more about this remarkable man I suggest you read his account
of what
happened at Glenrowan in a book titled 'The Last Stand' Thomas
Carrington edited
by Ian Jones. JULIAN ASHTON.  Julian
Ashton was photographed here as he joined onlookers who had been viewing
the
body of Joe Byrne strung up to the lockup door.
Ashton was an artist for The Illustrated Australian News. Many of his sketches
can be seen throughout this site and are fantastic depictions of what happened. Ashton did several drawings of
Ned. One very
famous drawing is Ned in the dock. This sketch was done from
'life' as Ned stood in the dock. Another
is a sketch of the body of Joe. Ashton
is recorded as saying "It was my job to sketch Byrne; in the candle
-light
as the body lay in the cell. It was the most miserable assignment I ever
had".
Ashton created an art
school in New South Wales which was very well respected.
 
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