An advertisement in The Perth Gazette, and Independent Journal of Politics and News (3 October, 1851):1, inserted by Arthur Shenton, announces: 'Just Published, Price 2s, 6d. The Western Australian Magazine'. A brief description of the contents of the issue is included in the advertisement. Copies of this first (1851) issue are untraced. Publication of the second issue is announced via an advertisement in The Perth Gazette, and Independent Journal of Politics and News (30 January, 1852):2. The price is now 2s. Contents are briefly described. A holding for the second (January, 1852) issue appears at the State Library of South Australia.
