Born: Established: 26 Mar 1852 Glasgow,
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Most Referenced Works
Notes
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See also the full Australian Dictionary of Biography Online entry for Sutherland, Alexander.
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A note in the Melbourne journal, the Free-Lance (1.8 (11 June 1896): 7) claims that Sutherland earned 700 pounds per year in copyright royalties.
Affiliation Notes
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Australian Colonial Narrative Journalism:
Alexander Sutherland turned to journalism in his retirement when his finances were badly hit during the 1892-93 depression . He wrote leaders for the Australasian and the Argus over 1895-97 before trying his hand at politics. In 1897, after failing to win a seat in the Legislative Assembly, the first of two failed attempts to join the parliament, he briefly took a post in London as correspondent for the South Australian Register. Back home in Melbourne, he continued his journalism before taking a position in 1902 as registrar of Melbourne University.
Selected articles:
- “Neglected Children”, part 1 , Argus, 10 May, 1887,
- “Neglected Children”, part 2 , Argus, 17 May, 1887,
Known archival holdings
Albinski 218
Last amended 17 Sep 2020 09:04:03