y separately published work icon Port Phillip Gazette newspaper  
Alternative title: The Port Phillip Gazette and Settler's Journal
Date: 1844-1845
Date: 1838-1842
Issue Details: First known date: 1838... 1838 Port Phillip Gazette
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  • For publication history, including details of mergers, etc, see: http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/43943

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First known date: 1838
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y separately published work icon The Port Phillip Gazette and Settler's Journal 1845 Melbourne : Thomas McCombie , 1845-1850 6915213 1845 newspaper
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The Gazette for Sale 1842 single work column
— Appears in: The New South Wales Examiner , 19 September no. 60 1842; (p. 3) The New South Wales Examiner reports on a meeting of George Arden's creditors which resulted in the decision that the Gazette and its printing establishment would be offered for sale. A notice to this effect appeared in the Gazette on 7 September under Arden's hand.
The Climax 1841 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser , 20 October vol. 16 no. 1976 1841; (p. 2-3) A summary of a court case involving George Arden, editor of the Port Phillip Gazette, and Judge Walpole Willis. Justice Willis brought a case of alleged libel against Mr Arden following the latter's publication of a letter signed 'Scrutator'.
The Rag 1841 single work column
— Appears in: Geelong Advertiser , 14 August vol. 1 no. 39 1841; (p. 2) The writer from the Geelong Advertiser decries the practice of Melbourne newspapers of canvassing for subscribers and advertisers. The writer suggests that this practice is only acceptable during the establishment phase of a newspaper. The Port Phillip Gazette is single out for particular denunciation.
Port Phillip Gazette 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 15 November vol. 36 no. 4097 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 17 November vol. 36 no. 4098 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 22 November vol. 36 no. 4100 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 24 November vol. 36 no. 4101 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 27 November vol. 36 no. 4102 1838; (p. 1)

A notice to subscribers and advertisers inserted by the agent for the Port Phillip Gazette newspaper, W. H. Aldis.
Port Phillip 1838 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 15 November vol. 36 no. 4097 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Port Phillip Gazette 1838 newspaper (10 issues)

A review of the first and second issues of the Port Phillip Gazette newspaper. The review includes extracts.
Port Phillip 1838 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 15 November vol. 36 no. 4097 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Port Phillip Gazette 1838 newspaper (10 issues)

A review of the first and second issues of the Port Phillip Gazette newspaper. The review includes extracts.
The Rag 1841 single work column
— Appears in: Geelong Advertiser , 14 August vol. 1 no. 39 1841; (p. 2) The writer from the Geelong Advertiser decries the practice of Melbourne newspapers of canvassing for subscribers and advertisers. The writer suggests that this practice is only acceptable during the establishment phase of a newspaper. The Port Phillip Gazette is single out for particular denunciation.
The Gazette for Sale 1842 single work column
— Appears in: The New South Wales Examiner , 19 September no. 60 1842; (p. 3) The New South Wales Examiner reports on a meeting of George Arden's creditors which resulted in the decision that the Gazette and its printing establishment would be offered for sale. A notice to this effect appeared in the Gazette on 7 September under Arden's hand.
The Climax 1841 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser , 20 October vol. 16 no. 1976 1841; (p. 2-3) A summary of a court case involving George Arden, editor of the Port Phillip Gazette, and Judge Walpole Willis. Justice Willis brought a case of alleged libel against Mr Arden following the latter's publication of a letter signed 'Scrutator'.
Port Phillip 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 2 October vol. 36 no. 4078 1838; (p. 2)

A column on an 'attempt ... to get up a weekly newspaper at Port Phillip, under the designation of The Port Phillip Gazette. The intended editor is a gentleman named Arden ... [and the] mechanical arrangements will be conducted by Mr. Strode, lately overseer of The Herald office ...'
Port Phillip Gazette 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 15 November vol. 36 no. 4097 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 17 November vol. 36 no. 4098 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 22 November vol. 36 no. 4100 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 24 November vol. 36 no. 4101 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 27 November vol. 36 no. 4102 1838; (p. 1)

A notice to subscribers and advertisers inserted by the agent for the Port Phillip Gazette newspaper, W. H. Aldis.
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PeriodicalNewspaper Details

Frequency:
Thrice weekly
Range:
Vol. 1 no.1 (27 October, 1838) - 23 August 1845
Continued by:
The Port Phillip Gazette and Settler's Journal (1845-1850)
Size:
44cm
Note:

In 1844, the copyright of the Port Phillip Gazette was sold to Mr [Thomas] McCombie, a former proprietor of the newspaper, for 80 pounds. Mr Strode, who had begun the paper, went on to begin the Port Phillip Gazetteer.

Source: The Star, and Working Man's Guardian, 36 (2 November 1844): [3].

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