Charles A. Woolley

Charles A. Woolley
Born(1834-12-17)17 December 1834
Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land
Died1922(1922-00-00) (aged 87–88)
Hobart Town
OccupationsPhotographer, sketcher
Years active1859 to 1870
Known forPhotographic portraits
Notable workTrugannini

Charles Alfred Woolley (17 December 1834 – 1922) was born in Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land. He was an Australian photographer but also created drawings, portraits and visual art. He is best known for his 1866 photographic portraits of the five surviving Aboriginal Tasmanians from Oyster Cove, that were exhibited at the Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia colonial exhibition in Melbourne the same year.

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