The Australasian Chronicle
The Australasian Chronicle was a twice-weekly Catholic newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was published in a broadsheet format. It was also published as The Morning Chronicle, The Chronicle and The Sydney Chronicle.
History
First published on 2 August 1839, The Australasian Chronicle was published by Andrew Bent, for William Duncan, from 1839 - 1843. Its stated aim was "to explain and uphold the civil and religious principles of the Catholics, and to maintain their rights".[1] The paper was started by Bishop Polding, OSB, and a learned Scottish immigrant, Duncan, a convert to Catholicism.[2] It had several name changes to The Morning Chronicle, The Chronicle and The Sydney Chronicle. It was eventually superseded by The Freeman's Journal which commenced publication on 27 June 1850.[3]
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program (ANDP), a project of the National Library of Australia in cooperation with The State Library of New South Wales.[4][5][6]
See also
References
- ↑ Barton, George Burnett (1866). Literature in New South Wales. Government Printer.
- ↑ "The Journey of the Catholic Church in Australia". Catholic Enquiry Centre. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/aboutus.php Catholic Weekly/About Us
- ↑ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove Digitised newspapers and more. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑ Brown, Jerelynn (2011). "Tabloids in the State Library of NSW collection: A reflection of life in Australia". Australian Journal of Communication. 38 (2): 107–121.
External links
- Australasian Chronicle (Sydney, NSW : 1839 - 1843) at Trove
- Morning Chronicle (Sydney, NSW : 1843 - 1846) at Trove
- Sydney Chronicle (NSW : 1846 - 1848) at Trove
- The Catholic Weekly
- Press timeline: Select chronology of significant Australian press events to 2011
- The birth of the newspaper in Australia
- Isaacs, Victor, Kirkpatrick, Rod and Russell, John (2004). Australian Newspaper History: A Bibliography
- Isaacs, Victor; Kirkpatrick, Rod, Two hundred years of Sydney newspapers: A short history, Rural Press Ltd.
- Mentioned in index of The newspaper press in New South Wales, 1803-1920 ISBN 0424000237
- Mentioned five times in Disreputable profession: journalists and journalism in colonial Australia ISBN 1875998187