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Hyde Park Press was established in 1930, in
small premises in the suburb of Hyde Park, South Australia.
Soon after the Second World War the business was purchased
jointly by three new owners and relocated to Morphett Street,
Adelaide.
The business flourished in these premises, and
the company soon began printing books by the Letterpress method
using hot-metal type (lead castings), predominatley set by
Adelaide Typographers, a division of the News Limited, North
Terrace. The bindery was slow and utilized only a hand-fed
folder.
By 1974 Hyde Park Press had grown to a staff
of 12 and it was at this time that Mark Bloustien, a previous
apprentice at Hyde Park Press, purchased the business.
Wishing to get quickly into offset printing
and expand the business, Hyde Park Press in 1979 merged with
Coudrey Offset Press and as a result they both moved to new
larger premises in Camden Park the following year. Both
owners, Mark Bloustien and Knowlton Coudrey, are currently
the directors of Hyde Park Press.
By 1989 the company had outlived this building
and again moved to its current two storey premises in Deacon
Avenue, Richmond.
Today Hyde Park Press is one of Australia’s
leading printers and employs the latest printing presses, bindery
machines, computer technology and job enhancement methods.
It truly has been a pleasant road to travel to today’s
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