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'The Sydney Monitor' early…
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Melbourne
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8-Dec-2024
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'The Sydney Monitor' early Sydney newspaper: four complete editions of 1836 (Sept.24, Nov.16 and Nov.18) plus 1839 (Oct.21). Extremely scarce survivors, with interesting advertisements, notices, offers of reward for stolen goods, details of ships in harbour, police notices, news from the other colonies, etc. (4)., the newspaper was first published on 19 May 1826, by Edward Smith hall and Arthur hill. The Monitor was not without controversy in the colony, publicly taking up the cause of the poor and convicts with a motto that 'Nothing extenuate nor set down aught in malice' and being openly critical of the governing authorities.
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