Hi Alex!
thank you for your reply. This is great news!
I am currently researching a large photography collection that was donated to the museum some years ago. The collection contains of thousands of images (in various media) by different photographers, including what I believe are 4 stereos by McGlashon.
The four stereos in question were taken of Collins St. in Melbourne, Australia ca. 1857. Sadly, the cards are not stamped, so there is nothing to confirm they are in fact McGlashon's. The only reason why I think this may be the case is because of a stereo I found in William Darrah's book 'The World of Stereographs' (which closely resembles one of the stereos in our collection).
The Library of New South Wales claims to have two McGlashon stereos in their collection. Those have not been digitised, but I have contacted them to ask for more information (still waiting to hear back).
Other than that I have not been able to find any other images by McGlashon in Australia.
I also found a brief text (written by you?) on EdinPhoto website, but sadly have not come across anything else. Any information regarding McGlashon in Australia (and why he decided to go there in the first place?) would be much appreciated!
P.S. Did you manage to see the stereos in Eastman Museum? Are those of Melbourne?
Please do not hesitate to contact me by e-mail to avoid cluttering this thread.
Thanks again for getting in touch!
k.kook(at)nms.ac.uk