A special annual publication of the Herald & Weekly Times Ltd 'well printed on art paper, with articles by leading Australian authors and illustrated by equally talented Australian artists, illustrators and photographers.' (Ian McLaren). Twenty four volumes were published, the last coinciding with Victoria's centenary in 1934.
Tha annual was popular for its colour reproductions of works by famous Australian artists and a high standard of printing was maintained throughout the life of the publication. In size it ranged from 54 pages in 1915 to 72 pages in 1934. Ian McLaren asserts that there is no definite information about the editors of the annual but suggests it likely that it fell under the control of the Weekly Times editor. (Source: Ian McLaren Index to the Weekly Times Annual 1986, pp.ix-xvii.)
The Weekly Times
The Weekly Times : And Town and Country Journal;
The Weekly Times [Melbourne]
1869
Melbourne
:
Charles Frederick Somerton
,
1869-
Z1100988
1869
newspaper
(867 issues)
When the Melbourne Herald, originally a morning newspaper, changed to an evening publication on 4 January 1869, retrenched staff formed a company to publish the Melbourne Daily Telegraph, managed by Charles Somerton. Somerton saw an opportunity to publish a weekly companion publication and the Weekly Times was launched on 11 September 1869. When the Daily Telegraph ceased publication in 1892, the Weekly Times was acquired by the Herald's publisher.
Index to the Weekly Times Annual 1911-1934, with a Bibliography of Charles Leslie Barrett
Ian F. McLaren
,
Parkville
:
University of Melbourne Library
,
1986
Z172197
1986
single work
biography
bibliography
