An advertisement for a clerk 'for a limited time, who has been accustomed to keep newspaper accounts'. The advertisement is dated 1 September 1838. A new advertisement for an accounts clerk, dated 3 September 1838, was published in the 4 September 1838 issue of the Sydney Gazette on page three. Also in the 4 September issue is a death notice for John Montgomery, the 'Chief Clerk' of the Sydney Gazette Office. This event may be linked to the advertisements.