Looking for photos and any information on my wife's grandfather in Australia
Joseph (Joe) Francis MacMahon/McMahon
Born Sandhurst (Bendigo) 21/10/1862
Died Auckland 21/11/1918
Married Violet Lodder in Auckland (Father A Lodder publican of Wellington NZ)
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~mimage/10hist.html"Joseph Francis Macmahon was born on
20 October 1864 at
Bendigo in the colony of Victoria. He joined his older
brothers James and Charles in the business of
theatrical management. The three brothers often
worked together in managing their various theatrical
enterprises, but sometimes worked individually. Among
their ventures was the partnership with actor-manager
George Leitch, touring The Silver King and other plays
through New Zealand in 1885, and the introduction of
Edison's phonograph to Australia and New Zealand in
1890-91. After the 1896-97 tour of the Cinematographe,
Joseph returned to managing theatrical companies on
tour. He does not appear to have been associated with
film exhibition again until about 1907. In 1911 the
Macmahon Brothers together with M.J. Donnelly
opened the New Theatre in Manners Street, Wellington,
New Zealand's first "continuous pictures" show. Later
that year Joseph went into partnership with Wellington
publican Arthur Lodder, and built the Queen's Theatre in
Auckland. Moving north to manage this theatre, he was
also involved in building the Princess Theatre two
years later. He managed both theatres until he died
from pneumonia following influenza on 22 November
1918 in his 55th year."
If this is where the birth information is from, note that it says
1864Raylen
