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Banner headline, Illustrated Sydney News, 8 October 1853
Alternative title: The Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturist and Grazier
Issue Details: First known date: 1853... 1853 The Illustrated Sydney News
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1853
Notes:
Digitised issues available for the period 8 October 1853 to 10 February 1894. (Correct as of 12 December 2013.)

Works about this Work

1861-62 : Seminal Years in the Publishing History of Illustrated Newspapers in Colonial Australia Peter Dowling , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: The La Trobe Journal , December no. 88 2011; (p. 13-26)
Savouring of the Australian Soil : On the Sources and Affiliations of Colonial Newspaper Fiction Graham Law , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Victorian Periodicals Review , vol. 37 no. 4 2004; (p. 75-97)
Untitled 1890 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 15 October 1890; (p. 2)
Reports that the last Sydney Illustrated News carried photographs of the second section of the Cairns railway supplied by a local photographer. The writer expresses surprise that The Queenslander does not use the same style of illustrations, which would be in keeping with its generally high standards.
[Untitled] 1890 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 18 June 1890; (p. 2)

'Mr H. C. McIlwaine [sic], on the staff of the Illustrated Sydney News, was a passenger by the Bulimba arriving here on Sunday.Mr McIlwaine is engaged in writing a series of articles on North Queensland, a subject which is he capable of doing full justice to. He left for Herberton on Monday.'

[Untitled] 1889 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 17 August 1889; (p. 2)
This week's issue of The Illustrated Sydney News continues to excel in both the artistic and literary sense and is 'pregnant with items of popular interest'. The new proprietorship promises continuing excellence.
1861-62 : Seminal Years in the Publishing History of Illustrated Newspapers in Colonial Australia Peter Dowling , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: The La Trobe Journal , December no. 88 2011; (p. 13-26)
[Untitled] 1889 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 17 August 1889; (p. 2)
This week's issue of The Illustrated Sydney News continues to excel in both the artistic and literary sense and is 'pregnant with items of popular interest'. The new proprietorship promises continuing excellence.
Savouring of the Australian Soil : On the Sources and Affiliations of Colonial Newspaper Fiction Graham Law , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Victorian Periodicals Review , vol. 37 no. 4 2004; (p. 75-97)
[Untitled] 1890 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 18 June 1890; (p. 2)

'Mr H. C. McIlwaine [sic], on the staff of the Illustrated Sydney News, was a passenger by the Bulimba arriving here on Sunday.Mr McIlwaine is engaged in writing a series of articles on North Queensland, a subject which is he capable of doing full justice to. He left for Herberton on Monday.'

Untitled 1890 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 15 October 1890; (p. 2)
Reports that the last Sydney Illustrated News carried photographs of the second section of the Cairns railway supplied by a local photographer. The writer expresses surprise that The Queenslander does not use the same style of illustrations, which would be in keeping with its generally high standards.

PeriodicalNewspaper Details

Frequency:
Weekly 1854-1863; monthly 1864-1888; fortnightly 1889-1891; weekly 1892-1894
Range:
Vol. 1 no. 1 (8 October 1853) - 30 June 1855 ; new series, 1864 - 1894
Supplement:
Second series includes supplement
Size:
43cm
Price:
  • First series: 6d - 1s ; second series: 1s
  • Price in 1868 (including all extra supplements): Town, 8s; Country, 9s.
Graphics:
illus. (wood-engravings, each printed in black ink, from one block; letterpress text)
Advertising:
Includes advertising
Note:
From 1872 title expands to: The Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturist and Grazier
Last amended 24 Jun 2014 17:45:27
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