The Australasian Chronicle

Image of front page of the paper under one of its later titles, The Sydney 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 the 2 August 1839, The Australasian Chronicle was published 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 It was eventually superseded by The Freeman's Journal which commenced publication on 27 June 1850.[3]

Cover page of The Morning Chronicle, 11 October, 1843

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

  1. ↑ Barton, George Burnett (1866). Literature in New South Wales. Government Printer.
  2. ↑ "The Journey of the Catholic Church in Australia". Catholic Enquiry Centre. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/aboutus.php Catholic Weekly/About Us
  4. ↑ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove Digitised newspapers and more. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  6. ↑ 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.

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