''The Pictorial Australian'' was a monthly illustrated paper published in South Australia by the Frearson Brothers, Samuel and Septimus, who were printers located on King William Street and

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. The publication evolved over time, both in terms of name, publication frequency, and content.

History

The Frearson Brothers, Samuel and Septimus Frearson, were stationers, printers and publishers in colonial Adelaide, and known for producing illustrated publications.

''The Illustrated Adelaide News''

This first Frearson publication was issued fro
Vol 1, No. 1
of January 1875 t
September 1880
devoted almost entirely to the

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. A sister-publication and one with a more satirical tone, ''Frearson's Weekly Illustrated'', was also published from 16 February 1878 until 26 April 1884.

''Frearson's Monthly Illustrated Adelaide News''

In 1880 the ''Illustrated Adelaide News'' was renamed. It maintained publication continuity with its predecessor and was published from October 1880 to December 1884.

''The Pictorial Australian''

The newspaper was renamed again, and continued to be published from January 1885 to 1 October 1895 (also continuing the previous sequence of Volume and Issue numbers). Despite the title ''Pictorial Australian'', the paper's content was predominantly South Australian until the early 1890s, when it increasingly covered

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Digitisation

Most issues of ''The Illustrated Adelaide News'' have been digitised by the National Library of Australia, and may be accessed using

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. Copies of ''Frearson's Monthly Illustrated Adelaide News'' fro
Sixth Year No. 10
of 1 October 1880 t
Tenth Year No. 12
of 1 December 1884 have been digitised by the National Library of Australia, and may be accessed using

. Copies of ''The Pictorial Australian'' fro
Vol XI No 1.
(New Series) of 1 January 1885 t
Vol XXI Nos. 10, 11, 12
of October, November and December 1895 have been digitised by the National Library of Australia, and may be accessed using

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