Francis Herbert Dufty

Francis Herbert Dufty II (c. 1846–1910), who was also known as Frank Dufty,

In 1865, Dufty and his brother, Edward, migrated to Australia.

Dufty died in Melbourne in 1910 at the age of 64. His images were said to be 'the sweetest Australian scenes' photographed.

In June 1866, in partnership with Carolin, he produced twenty-one views of Kyneton for the 1866 Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition. The Kyneton Guardian considered a photograph of Dutton's property as 'one of the sweetest Australian scenes we have ever seen photographed’. Three views of Victorian scenery, by Dufty and Carolin, was selected to be sent to the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition.

His brother, Alfred, who was 16 at the time, arrived to join him from Sydney on 29 December 1871. They photographed missionaries, European settlers, the Fijian hierarchy and commoners, and other people from the Pacific.

Alfred transferred to Suva, Fiji in 1884 or 1885 and opened a studio there. Dufty remained in Levuka until 1886 when he moved to Suva to join Alfred.

In June 1887 Alfred and his family left to return to Australia. Dufty did not remain in Suva long after, and left for Melbourne in April 1892.

Politics – Fiji Francis was very active in local affairs. He was a prominent member of the white supremacist British Subjects' Mutual Protection Society, in opposition to Cakobau's Government, and a staunch advocate of annexation to Great Britain. He was a charter member of the first Masonic lodge.

For three years he was president of the Levuka Mechanics' Institute and held various other offices.