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Issue Details: First known date: 1867... 1867 Ballarat Punch
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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

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1867
      Ballarat, Ballarat area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria,: 1867-1870 .
      Note/s:
      • Printed at James Curtis Claxton Steam Printing Works, Armstrong Street, Ballarat.
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y separately published work icon Ballarat Punch at the Mechanics' Ballaarat Punch at the Mechanics' Jill Blee (editor), Rex Bridges (editor), 2007 Ballarat : Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute , 2007 Z1927783 2007 periodical (1 issues) 'One of the treasures in the Ballarat Mechanics' Institute collection is the Ballarat Punch which was published weekly for just under three years in the 1860s. We decided ... to blend the old with the new in a journal we could call Ballarat Punch at the Mechanics'.'

The journal contains selections from Ballarat Punch together with new writing and explanations from the editors 'about the origin of the Punch concept and its adaptation to colonial life'.

Source: 'Editorial', Ballarat Punch at the Mechanics' (2007): 4
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The Satirical Press of Colonial Australia : A Migrant and Minority Enterprise Richard Scully , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Transnational Voices of Australia’s Migrant and Minority Press 2020; (p. 19-36)

'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.'

Source: Abstract.
On Losing One's Punch Frank Hurley , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Ballarat Punch at the Mechanics' , no. 1 2007; (p. 18-21) Hurley comments on the use of satire and irony in the Ballarat Punch and its use in his own writing on topical issues concerning the city of Ballarat in the 21st century.
Ballarat Punch Jill Blee , Rex Bridges , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Ballarat Punch at the Mechanics' , no. 1 2007; (p. 15-17)
Ballarat Punch Jill Blee , Rex Bridges , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Ballarat Punch at the Mechanics' , no. 1 2007; (p. 15-17)
On Losing One's Punch Frank Hurley , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Ballarat Punch at the Mechanics' , no. 1 2007; (p. 18-21) Hurley comments on the use of satire and irony in the Ballarat Punch and its use in his own writing on topical issues concerning the city of Ballarat in the 21st century.
The Satirical Press of Colonial Australia : A Migrant and Minority Enterprise Richard Scully , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Transnational Voices of Australia’s Migrant and Minority Press 2020; (p. 19-36)

'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.'

Source: Abstract.
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PeriodicalNewspaper Details

Frequency:
Weekly
Range:
28 October 1857 - 25 November 1857 ; [7] February 1867 - 9 January 1870
Size:
29cm
Graphics:
illus.
Note:
Cover design: F. W. Niven
Note:
Cartographer and lithographer C. A. Abbott was active as an illustrator on the Ballarat Punch, 'particularly from 1867 to 1870. At various times he was also briefly the magazine's editor and publisher'.

Source: Design & Art Australia Online, http://www.daao.org.au/
Sighted: 20/03/2013
Note:
An enlarged format, with illustrations, commenced on 23 January 1858.
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