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''The Colonist'' was a weekly English-language tabloid newspaper published in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
from 1835 to 1840.
History
''The Colonist'' was founded by
John Dunmore Lang with a religious and political agenda. First published on 1 January 1835 by Henry Bull and J. Spilsbury, ''The Colonist'' was published from 1835 until 1840, after which it was absorbed by the ''
Sydney Herald''.
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the
Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the
National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "mainta ...
.
See also
*
List of newspapers in Australia
This is a list of newspapers in Australia. For other older newspapers, see list of defunct newspapers of Australia.
National
In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965.
Daily newspape ...
*
List of defunct newspapers of Australia
This is a list of defunct newspapers of Australia. For current Australian newspapers, see List of newspapers in Australia.
National
* ''Business Review Weekly'' (1981–2013)
* '' The Bulletin'' (1880–2008)
* ''Nation'' (1958-1972)
* ''Nation ...
*
List of newspapers in New South Wales
This is a list of newspapers in New South Wales in Australia.
List of newspapers in New South Wales (A)
List of newspapers in New South Wales (B)
List of newspapers in New South Wales (C)
List of newspapers in New South Wales (D)
Li ...
References
External links
*
Press timeline: Select chronology of significant Australian press events to 2011Isaacs, Victor, Kirkpatrick, Rod and Russell, John (2004). Australian Newspaper History: A Bibliography
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Defunct newspapers published in Sydney
Publications established in 1835
Publications disestablished in 1840
1835 establishments in Australia