''The Australasian Chronicle'' was a twice-weekly

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newspaper published in

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, Australia. It was published in a

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format. It was also published as ''The Morning Chronicle'', ''The Chronicle'' and ''The Sydney Chronicle''. It was the first Catholic newspaper published in Australia.

History

First published on 2 August 1839, ''The Australasian Chronicle'' was published by Andrew Bent, for

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, from 1839 to 1843. Its stated aim was "to explain and uphold the civil and religious principles of the Catholics, and to maintain their rights". The paper was started by Bishop Polding, OSB, and a learned Scottish immigrant, Duncan, a convert to Catholicism. It engaged in vigorous controversy in defence of Catholic interests. It had several name changes to ''The Morning Chronicle'', ''The Chronicle'' and ''The Sydney Chronicle''. It was eventually superseded by ''

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'' which commenced publication on 27 June 1850. Duncan was followed as editor by the Rev. John McEncroe and after him came McEncroe’s nephew Michael D’Arcy.

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lists the Edward John Hawksley as the editor in 1848, just prior to him starting his own newspaper, The People’s Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator. The publication defended Governor Gipps against attacks from the squatters and denounced the ill-treatment of Aborigines. The Morning Chronicle 11 Oct 1843

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the

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, a project of the

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in cooperation with the

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References

External links

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The Catholic WeeklyIsaacs, Victor, Kirkpatrick, Rod and Russell, John (2004). Australian Newspaper History: A BibliographyIsaacs, Victor; Kirkpatrick, Rod, Two hundred years of Sydney newspapers: A short history, Rural Press Ltd.
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History

Digitisation

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