y separately published work icon The Colonial Observer newspaper issue  
Issue Details: First known date: 1843... vol. 1 no. 112 18 March 1843 of The Colonial Observer est. 1841 The Colonial Observer
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1843 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The First Primrose Seen in Australia The Landing of the Primrosei"Australia's strand was swarming", Caroline Southey , single work poetry (p. 893)
Note:

With title: 'The First Primrose Seen in Australia'

The poem is untitled in the Colonial Observer but preceded by a column with the title 'The First Primrose Seen in Australia' and an explanatory note beginning: 'When care is taken with a white bottle with a piece of sponge and a little earth in it, and to place it all in the bright light of the sun, plants may be carried alive in safety half round the world...'

Editor's note: The folowing little poem upon this incident has been published in Ainsworth's Magazine [England].
The Highland Emigrant, K. M. I. , single work short story (p. 894)
Note: Editor's note: From the South Australian Magazine
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