y separately published work icon Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser newspaper issue  
Issue Details: First known date: 1838... vol. 36 no. 4060 21 August 1838 of The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser est. 1803 Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1838 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Something Tart, George Cavenagh , single work column

This column was probably written by Cavenagh and includes correspondence from Kentish. See also 'Notes to Correspondents' on page 2 of the 18 August 1838 issue of the Gazette.

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The 'Press' Gang, single work column (p. 2)
Benefits, single work column

A brief report on John Lazar's benefit at the Victoria Theatre, Sydney and the coming benefit for the actress Maria Taylor (ca. 1813-1841).

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Royal Victoria Theatre : Valsha; or The Slave Queen &c., single work advertisement
An advertisement for a 'repeated' performance of Valsha; or The Slave Queen and the drama The Gamber's Fate; or, The Hut of the Red Mountain at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 21 August 1838.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Mrs. Taylor's Benefit, single work advertisement

An advertisement for performances on 23rd August 1838 at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 'under the patronage of Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer ... and the Officers of the Squadron' to include the 'Melo-Dramatic Drama in three Acts founded on one of Sir Walter Scott's most Popular Tales called, The Knights Templars', an 'amusing Drama, in 1 Act, founded on an Historical Anecdote, entitled the Rival Pages' and the 'highly Laughable Farce of the Rendezvous'. This advertisement includes a description of the scenes and lists the actors and the names of the characters they portray for each play.

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