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Issue Details: First known date: 1843... 1843 The Sydney Record
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

The Sydney Record had a short publication run of only six months. It covered general, legal and political news from Sydney and its surrounding districts as well as from Port Phillip, South Australia and Van Diemen's Land. Depending on the arrival of ships, international news was provided from New Zealand, India and South Africa. Some issues also included news from England.

Prominence was given to shipping intelligence, including arrivals, departures, the movement of whaling ships, and ships 'at sea' and 'in harbour'. Information was also provided on prices of colonial and imported merchandise. Space was regularly given to advertising and letters to the editor.

The Sydney Record established an elevated moral tone in its editorials and reportage. The newspaper incorporated extensive news of the Anglican Church in Sydney and offered theological and biblical reflections in its pages. The proprietorship of the newspaper changed in early 1844 and, from this time onwards, the emphasis on Christianity increased.

Much of the colonial poetry published in the Sydney Record was written by James Brotherston Laughton (q.v.). In the final issues of the newspaper, the poetry all originated from England and was written by members of the Oxford Movement including John Keble and John Henry Newman. Other poets selected for publication were James Clarence Mangan, Caroline Bowles, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth.

The final issue of the Sydney Record gave no indication that publication was to cease. It still carried prices for quarterly, half-yearly and yearly subscriptions.

Notes

  • As of the first issue of 1844 (6 January), the Sydney Record announced a change in proprietorship of the newspaper. No indication is provided of the personnel involved in the change.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1843
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Edward Alcock , 1843-1844 .
      Link: U8248Web resource Digital copy of print publication via Australian Periodical Publications 1840-1845.
      Note/s:
        • Printed and published at the Record Printing Office, College Street (formerly called Jamison Street), for the proprietors by Robt. Barr. (Sydney Record 1.1 (7 October 1843): 8.)
        • Printed and published at the Record Printing Office, College Street (formerly called Jamison Street), for the proprietors by Robt. Kitchen. (Sydney Record 1.16 (20 January 1844): 8.)

Works about this Work

Ourselves 1844 single work column
— Appears in: The Colonial Observer , 4 April vol. 3 no. 1 1844; (p. 1)
Political Record 1844 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Record , 6 January vol. 1 no. 14 1844; (p. 105)
The new proprietors of the Sydney Record outline their editorial stance and indicate the areas of news to be reported in the Record's pages.
The Sydney Record 1843 single work column
— Appears in: The Colonial Observer , 30 September vol. 2 no. 170 1843; (p. 1334)
Circular : The Sydney Record, a New Weekly Paper 1843 single work column
— Appears in: The Colonial Observer , 27 September vol. 2 no. 169 1843; (p. 1326)
To Our Readers 1843 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Record , 30 December vol. 1 no. 13 1843; (p. 100)
The editors detail the editorial policy of the Sydney Record. They state that they operate under the motto 'Let proof speak'. In the first three months of operation the editors have 'kept a watchful eye on the proceedings of our legislators' and have 'fearlessly attacked' any measures deemed to be injurious to the wellbeing of the colony. The editors claim to have suppressed their feelings and guarded against their prejudices and acknowledge themselves 'unflinching supporters of the Church of England'.
To Our Readers 1843 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Record , 30 December vol. 1 no. 13 1843; (p. 100)
The editors detail the editorial policy of the Sydney Record. They state that they operate under the motto 'Let proof speak'. In the first three months of operation the editors have 'kept a watchful eye on the proceedings of our legislators' and have 'fearlessly attacked' any measures deemed to be injurious to the wellbeing of the colony. The editors claim to have suppressed their feelings and guarded against their prejudices and acknowledge themselves 'unflinching supporters of the Church of England'.
Political Record 1844 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Record , 6 January vol. 1 no. 14 1844; (p. 105)
The new proprietors of the Sydney Record outline their editorial stance and indicate the areas of news to be reported in the Record's pages.
Circular : The Sydney Record, a New Weekly Paper 1843 single work column
— Appears in: The Colonial Observer , 27 September vol. 2 no. 169 1843; (p. 1326)
The Sydney Record 1843 single work column
— Appears in: The Colonial Observer , 30 September vol. 2 no. 170 1843; (p. 1334)
Ourselves 1844 single work column
— Appears in: The Colonial Observer , 4 April vol. 3 no. 1 1844; (p. 1)

PeriodicalNewspaper Details

ISSN: 1440-3617
Frequency:
Weekly (on a Saturday morning).
Range:
Vol.1, no.1 (7 October 1843) - vol.1, no.27 (30 March 1844).
Price:

Price if paid in advance: yearly - one pound, one shilling; half-yearly - twelve shillings; quarterly - six shillings and sixpence.
Price if paid on credit: yearly - one pound, on shilling; half-yearly - fourteen shillings; quarterly - seven shillings and sixpence.
Source: Sydney Record, 1.13 (30 December 1843): 100.

Advertising:
Advertising rates: '...two shillings and sixpence for the first eight lines, and one penny a line for all above that number for each insertion.' (1.14 (6 January 1844): 108)
Note:
Eight pages per issue, four column format.
Note:
In the final issue of 1843 (30 December), the editors stated their guiding motto to be 'Let Proof Speak'. This motto appears in the issue of 6 January 1844 above a brief editorial notice, midway through the newspaper issue. It is used again, intermittently, at the head of some editorial comments.
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