The Colonist (Australian newspaper)
The Colonist was a weekly English-language tabloid newspaper published in Sydney from 1835 to 1840.
History[edit]
The Colonist was founded by John Dunmore Lang with a religious and political agenda.[1] First published on 1 January 1835 by Henry Bull and J. Spilsbury, The Colonist was published from 1835 until 1840,[2] after which it was absorbed by the Sydney Herald.[3]
Digitisation[edit]
The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.[4][5]
See also[edit]
- List of newspapers in Australia
- List of defunct newspapers of Australia
- List of newspapers in New South Wales
References[edit]
- ^ Isaacs, Victor (2003). Two hundred years of Sydney newspapers : a short history (PDF). North Richmond: Rural Press. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2003.
- ^ "The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "The Sydney herald". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ 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.