'The Australian' early Sydney newspaper: three complete editions of 1836 (Oct.14 and Nov.18) plus 1845 (July 22). Extremely scarce survivors, with shipping movements, race meeting notices, reward notices, auction notices, foreign news, news of the mayoralties of Sydney and Melbourne, etc. (3)., the first issue of the Australian appeared on Thursday, 14 October 1824. The owners of the newspaper were two lawyers, Robert Wardell and William Charles Wentworth.