Complex sentence: Prior to this Hawkesley had edited and published the Sydney Chronicle (1846-1847), the Daily News, with James St Julian, and from 1863-1870 he was employed at the Government Printing Office before retiring to Fiji where he died in 1875.
Split into simpler sentences: Prior to this Hawkesley had edited and published the Sydney Chronicle (1846-1847) and then the Daily News, with James St Julian. From 1863-1870 Hawkesley was employed at the Government Printing Office before retiring to Fiji where he died in 1875.