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A column probably written by the editor of the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, George Cavenagh, in response to an untitled editorial published in the Commercial Journal and Advertiser on 26 May 1838 (p. 2). The editorial in the Commercial Journal attacked the Gazette over an article entitled 'The Chief Constable' published by the Gazette on 24 May 1838 (p. 2).
Cavenagh in turn attacks the Commercial Journal and its proprietor, William Jones, and Jones' reporter, William Corp. Cavenagh exposes Corp as a previous employee of the Sydney Gazette who was dismissed in May 1837 for intoxication. Correspondence by Corp to Cavenagh, dated '12 May 1837', apologising for the incident and asking to remain in the Gazette's employ is published by Cavenagh as part of the column. 'This expose', writes Cavenagh 'will, doubtless, show the "respectability" of The Commercial Journal, and the weight to be attached to the opinions of such a paper.'
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The Commercial Journal editorial and the article 'The Chief Constable' in the Sydney Gazette are not indexed.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser
- Commercial Journal and Advertiser 1835 newspaper (104 issues)
- The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 1803 newspaper (725 issues)
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1838
