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'This chapter re-assesses the colonial Australian versions of the London Punch, making a case for their importance as essentially migrant and minority publications. Founded as a means of maintaining a sense of Britishness, and as a direct link to the culture of Metropolitan London, these magazines were staffed overwhelmingly by migrants (from Britain and elsewhere), directed to a predominantly migrant readership, and filled their pages with migration-themed jokes, cartoons, and pieces of doggerel. The everyday worries of a stranger in a strange land could be soothed by reference to the humour of the local satirical magazine, and a sense of shared community built through regular recourse to the pages of Melbourne Punch, Sydney Punch, Tasmanian Punch, Ballarat Punch, Adelaide Punch, Queensland Punch, or even Ipswich Punch.'
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
- Melbourne Punch 1855 periodical (526 issues)
- Sydney Punch 1864-1888 periodical (13 issues)
- Hobart Town Punch 1867 periodical
- Ballarat Punch 1867 periodical
- Adelaide Punch 1868 periodical
- Queensland Punch 1878 periodical (20 issues)