y separately published work icon Colonial Literary Journal and Weekly Miscellany of Useful Information periodical issue  
Issue Details: First known date: 1844... vol. 1 no. 1 27 June 1844 of Colonial Literary Journal and Weekly Miscellany of Useful Information est. 1844-1845 Colonial Literary Journal and Weekly Miscellany of Useful Information
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* Contents derived from the 1844 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introductory Address, single work column
The 'Introductory Address' provides an overview of the journal's 'particular principles' and an outline of regular features.
 (p. 1-2)
Periodical Literature, single work column
The editors of the Colonial Literary Journal and Weekly Miscellany of Useful Information argue the case for an affordable literary magazine in the colony of New South Wales as a means of expanding the knowledge and improving the moral tone of the poorer classes.
 (p. 2-3)
Untitled, single work review
— Review of A Short Account of the Character and Labours of the Rev. Samuel Marsden, Formerly Principal Chaplain of the Church of England, in New South Wales : Written for the Express Purpose of Raising Funds Towards the Erection of a Church in the Parish of Marsfield, Parramatta William Woolls , 1844 single work biography ; (p. 8)
Ourselves, single work column
Following on from the 'Introductory Address' on the opening pages of Colonial Literary Journal and Weekly Miscellany of Useful Information, the editors again take the opportunity to introduce themselves to their readership. The editors state their object as being 'to diffuse knowledge in its varied forms of Literature, Morals and Politics'. The column closes with a plea for 'the support of a generous public' and expresses the hope that the journal will 'become a standard work of sound principles, of the strictest integrity, and a faithful chronicler of the Australian Colonies'.
 (p. 10)
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