Printing History
To better control printing costs, and maintain a consistent quality, George Robertson bought a printing company in 1929, and renamed it Halstead Press (after Halstead in Britain). Printing thus became the third tier of the Angus & Robertson business. It was Australia’s leading book printer for forty years, but the printing presses had become antiquated by the 1970s.
In the 1970s, after a corporate takeover, Halstead stopped printing and became a publishing imprint, Robertson’s great grandson having acquired the logo and identity. These he passed on to the present company, Halstead Press, when it was set up in 1991.
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