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This article is about The Australasian Chronicle, later titled The Morning Chronicle. For the British newspaper, see Morning 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 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 It was eventually superseded by The Freeman's Journal which commenced publication on 27 June 1850.[3]

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. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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