John Fairfax John Fairfax i(A80036 works by)
Born: Established: 25 Oct 1804 Warwick, Warwickshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
; Died: Ceased: 16 Jun 1877 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1838
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1 To Our Friends John Fairfax , 1841 single work column
— Appears in: The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer , 6 January vol. 1 no. 14 1841; (p. 1)
An editorial announcing the increase in size of the The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer from eight to twelve pages per issue. The editor seeks new 'subscribers and subscriptions' in support of a newspaper upholding 'the moral good of the land'.
1 New South Wales Temperance Society : Address John Fairfax , 1840 single work column
— Appears in: The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer , 7 October vol. 1 no. 1 1840; (p. 1)
An editorial leading the first issue of the Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer espousing the virtues of temperance and detailing the auspices under which the newspaper is published.
1 5 y separately published work icon The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer John Fairfax (editor), 1840 Sydney : J. Fairfax and Sons , 1840-1841 Z951213 1840 newspaper (21 issues)

The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer, published by John Fairfax, had a strong emphasis on the promotion of temperance and teetotalism. It reported regularly and extensively on meetings of total abstinence and temperance societies in Australia, the United Kingdom and the USA.

The newspaper carried some colonial news (generally reflecting the paper's stance on alcohol) together with periodic news from England, France, China and other overseas countries. News from England appeared in a column titled 'Digest of English News'; other overseas news ran under the banner 'Foreign Summary'. Regular columns noted shipping arrivals and departures, and news of local births, deaths and marriages. Advertising columns featured clothing, food, domestic goods and education opportunities.

The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer generally carried one poem per issue, usually published in the 'Ladies Corner' section of the paper. These were rarely by Australians. Poetry usually came from British or American sources. (The American poets were frequently women.) International poets whose work appeared in the Advocate include Robert Montgomery, Felicity Heymans, Lady Flora Hastings, W. T. Moncrieff and Mrs E. C. Steadman. The Advocate also published extracts from Charles Dickens's Master Humphrey's Clock and from Frederick Marryat's Poor Jack. Other prose inclusions appeared and were mostly moral tales from British and American authors.

The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer was continued by the Teetotaller, and General Newspaper which carried on the themes and emphasis of the Advocate.

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