The Ballarat Punch 'had two lives. The first Ballarat Punch appeared in 1857, apparently on 28 October 1857, but could not have lasted long; only one issue - number 5, dated 25 November 1857 - is known... In his History of Ballarat W. B. Withers stated that it had been founded by a consortium ("Henry Harris, E.C. Moore , C. Abbott, and others"), that H. Hasleham was its chief editor and that F. W. Niven assisted in the illustrations with one of Ronalds 'hand presses'". Abbott probably provided most of the cartoons.
'When resurrected ten years later, Ballarat Punch survived from 7 February 1867 to 9 January 1870. Withers called Abbott sole editor and artist in this period. William Cooper was editor from February to July 1868 but otherwise Abbott seems to have been in charge throughout... Complete runs of this series survive.
'Mahood [The Loaded Line, (1973)] believes that it was with the 1860s Ballarat Punch that the earthy, colloquial, Sydney style of Australian satirical cartooning seen as quintessential Bulletin actually had its beginnings. She adds, however, that this predecessor owed much to "good lithographers" overcoming the weaknesses of "inferior artists".
'The paper was printed by George Cox and published by William Cooper from February to July 1868; then James Curtis became the printer and [C. A.] Abbott the publisher. F. W. Niven's firm provided the title page and probably printed the earlier issues.'
Source: Design & Art Australia Online, http://www.daao.org.au/bio/c-a-abbott/biography/
Sighted: 20/03/2013
Ballarat Punch
1867
Ballarat
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1867-1870
Z1927712
1867
periodical
The Ballarat Punch 'had two lives. The first Ballarat Punch appeared in 1857, apparently on 28 October 1857, but could not have lasted long; only one issue - number 5, dated 25 November 1857 - is known... In his History of Ballarat W. B. Withers stated that it had been founded by a consortium ("Henry Harris, E.C. Moore , C. Abbott, and others"), that H. Hasleham was its chief editor and that F. W. Niven assisted in the illustrations with one of Ronalds 'hand presses'". Abbott probably provided most of the cartoons.