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Issue Details: First known date: 1868... vol. 19 no. 1316 27 June 1868 of The Freeman's Journal est. 1850 The Freeman's Journal
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1868 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Weekly Summary : [Newtown School of Arts], single work column

The second item in the Freeman's Journal's weekly news summary concerns the closure of the Newtown School of Arts due to financial insolvency.

(p. 1)
Notes by Buggins : No 7, Buggins , single work prose

'Buggins' comments on the behaviour of the 'pompous tragdeian ... Mr Barry Sullivan' at London's Drury Lane Theatre. He then goes on to note the amateur performance at the Lyceum Theatre of Spectre's Dream [sic] and, in more detail, the production at the Royal Victoria Theatre of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

(p. 9-10)
O, Bread of Life!i"Sweet incense floats upon the air,", A. A. E. (fl. 1868) , single work poetry (p. 11)
Entertainments : Amateur Dramatic Performance, single work review

A review of an amateur dramatic performance held in 'the Hall of the Sacred Heart, for the benefit of the Christian Doctrine Society attached to the Church. The pieces selected were O'Callaghan on His Last Legs and Twenty Minutes with a Tiger.'

(p. 15)
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Pilgrim of Love, &.c, single work advertisement

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of The Pilgrim of Love, 20 and 22 June 1868. The performances conclude with Colin Hazlewood's Aurora Floyd; or, The Dark Deed in the Wood on 20 June, and with Edward Stirling's The Lost Diamonds on 22 June.

(p. 15)
School of Arts : Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields, &c., single work advertisement

An advertisement for the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts production of Charles Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields. (The title of the play is not specified in the advertisement.) The production features 'new locals' (i.e. local songs) including 'The Varoville Stud' and 'Insolvency in Sydney'.

(p. 15)
'Freeman's Journal' General Printing Office, single work advertisement

An advertisement advising that the proprietors of the Freeman's Journal have entered into a 'job printing business' and 'are now prepared to execute orders'.

(p. 16)
Agents for the 'Freeman's Journal', single work column

A list of suburban, country and inter-colonial agents for the Freeman's Journal.

(p. 16)
The Freeman's Journal : Available Free of Charge at Holloway's, single work advertisement

An advertisement advising that Freeman's Journal 'is filed and may be seen, free of charge, at Holloway's, 533, Oxford-street, W. C., (late of 224, Strand) London, where advertisements and subscriptions may be received'.

(p. 16)
Greville and Company, Wholesale Stationers and Printers' Brokers, single work advertisement

An advertisement, for Greville and Company, for the sale of various types of paper, pens, pencils, slates, ledgers and other stationery items.

(p. 16)
Greville and Company, General Advertising Agents, single work advertisement

An advertisement advising that Greville and Company are the 'authorised Sydney agents of all the leading provincial journals of New South Wales' and are able 'to offer terms for the insertion of advertisements which can be done by none but a recognised agent'.

(p. 16)
Greville and Company : Agents for Messers. Harrild and Sons, London : Printing Presses, &c. for Sale, single work advertisement

An advertisement for Greville and Company, agents for Messers Harrild and Sons, London, advertising the sale of various items of printing machinery and equipment.

(p. 16)
Greville and Company, Agents for Messers. Stephenson, Blake and Co., Sheffield : Printing Types, Cases, &c. for Sale, single work advertisement (p. 16)
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