▁was ▁app r entic ed ▁as ▁a ▁printer ▁there . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁worked ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁different ▁printer s ▁and ▁had ▁his ▁own ▁printing ▁business ▁until ▁ 1 7 5 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁Hal if ax , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁ ▁A ▁partner ▁of ▁Bush ell ' s , ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁Green , ▁following ▁a ▁century - long ▁family ▁tradition ▁in ▁the ▁trade , ▁had ▁left ▁Boston ▁for ▁Hal if ax ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 7 5 1 ▁and ▁brought ▁all ▁the ▁necessary ▁equipment ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁printing ▁shop . ▁He ▁died ▁shortly ▁after ▁his ▁arrival ▁and ▁Bush ell ▁went ▁to ▁Hal if ax ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁business . ▁ ▁Bush ell ' s ▁first ▁publication ▁was ▁issued ▁from ▁his ▁shop ▁on ▁G raft on ▁Street ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 7 5 2 . ▁The ▁Hal if ax ▁Gazette ▁was ▁published ▁as ▁a ▁subscription ▁newspaper ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁single ▁broad side ▁sheet , ▁printed ▁on ▁both ▁sides . ▁This ▁probably ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁work ▁of ▁any ▁kind ▁printed ▁in ▁Canada . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁print ▁the ▁Gazette ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁King ' s ▁printer ▁until ▁his ▁death , ▁when ▁the ▁Gazette ▁and ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁King ' s ▁printer ▁were ▁taken ▁up ▁by ▁Anthony ▁Henry . ▁The ▁paper ' s ▁content ▁r anged ▁from ▁eleg ies , ▁to ▁ex cer pts ▁from ▁notable ▁publications ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁not ices ▁of ▁up coming ▁dram atic ▁produ ctions ▁around ▁Hal