Alternative title:
Catholic Freeman's Journal
Issue Details:
First known date:
1850
1850
Record Id: 44333543 (Australian Library Collections) permalink Title: An index to the Freeman's Journal (Sydney) containing references to individuals and events in the Catholic Diocese of Armidale, by community : 1 January 1870 to 31 December 1925 / compiled by T W Campbell. Also Titled: Freemans Journal index Armidale Diocese 1870-1925 Edition: 4th ed. Published: Braddon, A.C.T. : T. W. Campbell, 2009.
FOS: Libraries Australia + Nineteenth century Australian periodicals(1979) + Australian periodicals with literary content, 1821-1925 (2003) JK 11/11/09
Nineteenth century Australian periodicals(1979) gives Hutcinson 9no other name) as editor in 1866. JK 11/11/09
Indication of ownership change June 1860 under contentious circumstances? - em to investigate: from Editorial page 2 the Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate Vol. 2 no. 74 (Mar 13, 1860):'The recent change of propietorship of the Freeman's Journal, and the address of Archdeacon M Encroe to the supporters of that paper, illustrate to a great degree the truth of the axiom, that while a free press is a great blessing to a free people, a licentious one has a directly opposite effect on society. It is satisfactory, therefore, to learn that it is the intention of those who are now entrusted with its guidance to avoid all reference to "the past and its developments" in that journal, and to refrain from any expression of "interest or sympathy therein." That such a course will be more compatible with the interests of a journal, which must be admitted in all directions to have an important influence in the advancement of the civil and religious interests of a large and increasing catholic population of Australia, is fully proved by the experiences of the past. There can be no doubt that the insertion of letters or articles "of a personal, irritating or uncharitable tendency," militates considerably against the success of a journal, as well as against the peace of the community ... [snip: continues in this vein] ... We are informed that the publication we have particulary referred to, has reached the last stage of its ephemeral exstance.' em 8/9/10
Prep notes to expand abstract:
contents Ecclesiastic Intellgence, Priority to Irish News, Domestic, Colonial and English News, Law Intelligence, Education and Reviews esp. of Irish religious texts.
Forbackground on the Freeman's Journal, see McEncroe's ADB entry etc...also see the letters which Sheridan Moore (a Benedictine) wrote to the newspapers at the time of his resignation as editor in January 1857...plus I've realised that there is quite extensive newspaper coverage of the dispute over the proprietorship of FJ between McEncroe and D'Arcy (his nephew!)...a libel action taken by Deniehy...etc...all worth investigating if someone has time - rt 19/3/11.
Further info on the Freeman's Journal appears in R.B. Walker, The Newspaper Press in New South Wales, 1803-1920 (pp. 150-160)...this is the source of my abstract, which I'll try to polish up and extend to cover the life of the FJ...Walker also provides info on the proprietors and editors...he appears to have had access to FJ archives...I'd like to also somehow keep the quote from the Catholic Weekly...if anyone wants to add or improve on my abstract then feel free...my profound knowledge of the FJ comes via reading a few pages of Walker and a few other bits and pieces...I'm no expert - rt 18/4/11.
PROPRIETORS - IN PROGRESS...I dare say that these details could be established by looking at the proprietor details which appear on the issues issues...if anyone with access to the micro reels has a few spare hours/days; hitherto my sources have been 1) R.B Walker, The Newspaper Press in New South Wales, 1803-1920 (1976); 2) various digitised newspaper hits...much of this is very sketchy...going on the digitised newspaper hits, it appears that Walker didn't quite get all the details right...and the digitised newspapers themselves (notices re partnerships, etc) don't reveal the full details - rt 7/4/11.rt 7/4/11. Proprietor: John McEncroe (1850-1857)...the newspaper hits indicate that D'Arcy was a proprietor or part proprietor with McEncroe during part of this period...Sheridan Moore's SMH letter 19/1/1857, p. 3 states that D'Arcy became proprietor on 25/2/1856 ; Jabez King Haydon (1857-1860); William Dolman (1860-1865); William Dolman, William Bede Dalley (1865-1866); William Dolman, Richard O'Sullivan (1866-1867); William Dolman, Richard O'Sullivan, Richard Blundell (1866-1869); William Dolman, Richard Blundell (1869-1870); Thomas Butler (1870-1874); Thomas Butler, Michael Mullens McGirr (1874 - ?1888); Thomas Butler, Michael Mullens McGirr, Thomas Joseph Murray (?1888 - 1889);...Company ownership (?1894- ) EDITORS - IN PROGRESS - source, R.B Walker, The Newspaper Press in New South Wales, 1803-1920 (1976) - rt 7/4/11. ?John McEncroe (1850-1853); Michael D'Arcy (1853-1856); J. Sheridan Moore (1856-1857)...per Walker, Moore stepped in when D'Arcy became ill ; ?John McEncroe (1857); Jabez King Haydon (1857-6/1860); ? ; (?-1865); William Bede Daley (1865-1866)...digitised newspaper hits suggest Dalley was at the FJ in 1864; Richard O'Sullivan (1866-1869); Thomas Butler (1869-1896); John Blakeney (1896-1898); Edward O'Sullivan (Jan 1898-Sept 1899); J.D. Fitzgerald (Sept 1899-1904); John Blakeney (1904-1914) I've dipped into the FJ to index some of the works by Henry Kendall which appeared in the Fj in both his names and in various writing names ('The Mopoke', 'A Mopoke', 'Tiresias', 'A Literary Hack')...I've skimmed thru the years 1878-1880 and to the end of April 1881 (by when Kendall was employed as Director of Forests and hence probably not contributing to the newspapers any more)...I've also had to dip into the FJ whilst checking out details on Kendall's mentor and friend, J. Sheridan Moore, etc - rt 25/5/11. This record is part of the Colonial Newspapers/Magazines Project 2013. SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADD A BIT MORE ON THE FJ IN THE 20TH CENTURY...when I gather it lost the support of the Church hierarchy because it became too closely aligned with Labor politics...and it was eclipsed by other cheaper Catholic newspapers - rt 25/5/11.CZo%28