The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803-1842)
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The Sydney Gazette was the first newspaper in Australia. Governor King authorised the publication of what was initially called 'The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser in 1803.[1] Subsequently the first edition was published 5 March. The paper was issued weekly; the content was mostly government-issued official notices dealing with the import of spirits and General Orders regulating boats’ cargoes. The heavily censored paper's masthead carried the imprimatur Published by Authority. In 1825 the paper became bi-weekly, and by 1831 the 'Sydney Gazette' was available three times a week.
See the full Wikipedia entry- Title
- The Sydney gazette, and New South Wales advertiser.
- Publisher
- Sydney : G. Howe, 1803-1842.
- Description
- 40 v. ; 32 cm.
- Notes
- Publisher varies.
1827- : 57 cm.
Publication suspended Aug. 30, 1807-May 15, 1808.
"The first Australian newspaper" - Ferguson.
Ferguson no. 383.
Also available on microfilm; and online via the Australian Newspapers service. Address as at 28 Sept. 2009: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title3 - Life Dates
- Vol. 1, no. 1 (Mar. 5, 1803)-v. 40, no. 4503 (Oct. 20, 1842).
- Place
- Australia New South Wales Sydney.
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