The ''Colonial Times'' was a newspaper in what is now the
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
n state of
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
. It was established as the ''Colonial Times, and Tasmanian Advertiser'' in 1825 in
Hobart
Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...
,
Van Diemen's Land
Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania during the European exploration of Australia, European exploration and colonisation of Australia in the 19th century. The Aboriginal Tasmanians, Aboriginal-inhabited island wa ...
[Van Diemen's Land became the colony of Tasmania in 1856.] by the former editor of the ''
Hobart Town Gazette, and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser'', Andrew Bent.
The name was changed to ''Colonial Times'' in 1828.
[ In 1857 the title was absorbed into the '' Hobart Town Mercury''.]
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Further reading
*Kirkpatrick, Rod (2006),
Select chronology of significant Australian press events from 1802-1850
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*Kirkpatrick, Rod (2006),
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*Pretyman, E.R. (1966)
' in the Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online)
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' from the Mercury Print Museum.
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Newspapers established in 1825
Defunct newspapers published in Tasmania
1825 establishments in Australia
Newspapers in Hobart, Tasmania
Weekly newspapers published in Australia