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 2 August 1839, The Australasian Chronicle was published by Andrew Bent, for William Augustine 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 engaged in vigorous controversy in defence of Catholic interests.[3] 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 It was eventually superseded by The Freeman's Journal which commenced publication on 27 June 1850.[4]

Cover page of The Morning Chronicle, 11 October 1843

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program, a project of the National Library of Australia in cooperation with the State Library of New South Wales.[5][6][7]

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. ↑ J.M. O'Brien, W. A. Duncan, the Irish question, and the NSW elections of 1843, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society, 4 (1) (1972), 40-57; B.J. McGrath, Catholic journalism in New South Wales to 1850, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 1 (3) (1964), 27-32; C. Fowler, Anti-Catholic polemic at the origins of Australia's first Catholic newspaper, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 37 (2) (2016), 147-160.
  4. ↑ http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/aboutus.php Catholic Weekly/About Us
  5. ↑ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  7. ↑ 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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