The Life of Benjamin Edwin Minns Benjamin Edwin Minns was an Australian watercolourist and black-and-white artist whose life was rooted in the landscapes of New South Wales. Born on 17 November 1863 near Dungog, he arrived into the verdant Hunter Valley region during a period of colonial expansion. He was the son of George Minns, a farmer, and Bridget Murray, who had emigrated from Ireland. His early years were shaped by the rural sur…