Penrith Museum and ALIA band together for Book Week event

The event, which will take place on 20 October from 11am to 1pm at the Penrith Museum of Printing in NSW, will explore the art of box wood engraving.

2 October, 2024

Penrith Museum of Printing calls for industry and community support

The Penrith Museum of Printing is seeking contributions to enhance the museum’s exhibits for the enjoyment of future generations.

27 June, 2024

Penrith Museum of Printing hits crowdfunding target

Now that the museum has achieved its crowdfunding target, it has proceeded with plans to relocate the Don Dorrigo Gazette’s Heidelberg Zylinder Automat press to its premises in Penrith

17 August, 2023

Penrith Museum of Printing still needs help to achieve crowdfunding target

It is aiming to raise $5,000 by 30 September in a bid to raise funds for the relocation of the Heidelberg press that was used to print Australia’s last letterpress newspaper, the Don Dorrigo Gazette

8 August, 2023

Australia’s last letterpress newspaper, Don Dorrigo Gazette, ceases operation

The growth of digital, in addition to mechanical-related issues of the machines used to print the paper, led to the decision to end its operations after running for more than 110 years

11 July, 2023

ASOOF-hosted industry event shines the light on boxwood printing

Wide Format Online’s Andy McCourt was a guest speaker at the event, discussing the use of boxwood engraving for illustrations in letterpress printing in newspapers

29 June, 2023

ASOOF invites industry to Penrith Print Museum site tour

The site tour will feature traditional presses in operation and will be followed by a roast lunch at Club Paceway on 20 June

13 June, 2023

Penrith Museum of Printing to demonstrate traditional letterpress tech at Visual Impact 

The team will host live demonstrations showing how printing on paper was done with traditional letterpress technologies, and give visitors the opportunity to have their names typeset on a 1890 Pearl printing press

27 April, 2023

LIA NSW hosts Penrith Museum of Printing evening with dinner & harness racing

Penrith Museum of Printing president Bob Lockley will demonstrate how to produce hot lines of type before dinner and harness racing on October 20

27 September, 2022

Penrith Museum of Printing seeks urgent help for new home

With the NSW Government looking at acquiring The Paceway, which is where the museum has been situated since 2001, its need to find a new home has been fast-tracked

28 July, 2022