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Issue Details: First known date: 1840... 1840 The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer
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The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer, published by John Fairfax, had a strong emphasis on the promotion of temperance and teetotalism. It reported regularly and extensively on meetings of total abstinence and temperance societies in Australia, the United Kingdom and the USA.

The newspaper carried some colonial news (generally reflecting the paper's stance on alcohol) together with periodic news from England, France, China and other overseas countries. News from England appeared in a column titled 'Digest of English News'; other overseas news ran under the banner 'Foreign Summary'. Regular columns noted shipping arrivals and departures, and news of local births, deaths and marriages. Advertising columns featured clothing, food, domestic goods and education opportunities.

The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer generally carried one poem per issue, usually published in the 'Ladies Corner' section of the paper. These were rarely by Australians. Poetry usually came from British or American sources. (The American poets were frequently women.) International poets whose work appeared in the Advocate include Robert Montgomery, Felicity Heymans, Lady Flora Hastings, W. T. Moncrieff and Mrs E. C. Steadman. The Advocate also published extracts from Charles Dickens's Master Humphrey's Clock and from Frederick Marryat's Poor Jack. Other prose inclusions appeared and were mostly moral tales from British and American authors.

The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer was continued by the Teetotaller, and General Newspaper which carried on the themes and emphasis of the Advocate.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1840
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: J. Fairfax and Sons , 1840-1841 .
      Link: U8356Web resource Digital copy of print publication via Australian Periodical Publications 1840-1845.
      Note/s:
      • 'Edited by John Faifax, of Macquarie-place, Sydney, the Proprietor, and Printed, and Published by him at the Herald office, Lower George-street, Sydney, New South Wales.' (Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer, 1.1 (7 October 1840): 8)
      • 'The printing and publication of this paper is removed from the Herald office to King-street East, above and next door to Mr Brown, Baker, etc.' (Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer, 1.15 (13 January 1841): 1)
      • 'Printed for [John Fairfax] by James Reading.' (Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer, 1.14 (6 January 1841): 12)
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y separately published work icon The Teetotaller, and General Newspaper William Cox Currey (editor), 1842 Sydney : J. Reading , 1842-1843 Z1648298 1842 newspaper (27 issues)

The Teetotaller, and General Newspaper was a continuation of the Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer and maintained that newspapers emphasis on temperance and teetotalism. The Teetotaller reported colonial news that had a bearing on liquor imports, sales and consumption, including changes in government regulations and licensing arrangements.

The Teetotaller generally carried one poem per issue. These were rarely by Australians. Poetry usually came from British magazine sources or, more often, from American sources. (The American poets were frequently women.) A large majority of the poems dealt with the social evils associated with drunkenness and advocated a teetotal stance. International poets whose work appeared in the Teetotaller include Lydia Sigourney, Robert Montgomery, Thomas Campbell, Henry Francis Lyte and John Pierpont (qq.v.).
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Our First 1841 single work column
— Appears in: The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer , 6 October vol. 2 no. 1 1841; (p. 1)
To Our Friends John Fairfax , 1841 single work column
— Appears in: The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer , 6 January vol. 1 no. 14 1841; (p. 1) An editorial announcing the increase in size of the The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer from eight to twelve pages per issue. The editor seeks new 'subscribers and subscriptions' in support of a newspaper upholding 'the moral good of the land'.
No. 1 of a Weekly Newspaper To Be Entitled The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer 1840 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser , 28 September vol. 15 no. 1679 1840; (p. 1)
Untitled 1840 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 6 October vol. 2 no. 142 1840; (p. 1)
New South Wales Temperance Society : Address John Fairfax , 1840 single work column
— Appears in: The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer , 7 October vol. 1 no. 1 1840; (p. 1) An editorial leading the first issue of the Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer espousing the virtues of temperance and detailing the auspices under which the newspaper is published.
New South Wales Temperance Society : Address John Fairfax , 1840 single work column
— Appears in: The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer , 7 October vol. 1 no. 1 1840; (p. 1) An editorial leading the first issue of the Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer espousing the virtues of temperance and detailing the auspices under which the newspaper is published.
To Our Friends John Fairfax , 1841 single work column
— Appears in: The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer , 6 January vol. 1 no. 14 1841; (p. 1) An editorial announcing the increase in size of the The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer from eight to twelve pages per issue. The editor seeks new 'subscribers and subscriptions' in support of a newspaper upholding 'the moral good of the land'.
Our First 1841 single work column
— Appears in: The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer , 6 October vol. 2 no. 1 1841; (p. 1)
Untitled 1840 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 6 October vol. 2 no. 142 1840; (p. 1)
No. 1 of a Weekly Newspaper To Be Entitled The Temperance Advocate and Australasian Commercial and Agricultural Intelligencer 1840 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser , 28 September vol. 15 no. 1679 1840; (p. 1)
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PeriodicalNewspaper Details

ISSN: 1440-1487
Frequency:
Weekly
Range:
Vol.1, no.1 (7 October 1840) - vol.2, no.13 (29 December 1841).
Continued by:
The Teetotaller, and General Newspaper
Price:
Sixpence per issue or five shillings per quarter.
Graphics:
Includes decorative vignettes.
Advertising:
'This journal affords an extensive and highly respectable medium for Advertisements. In consistency with our avowed principles, however, it is necessary to state, that all items of Spirits and Intoxicating Drinks will be expunged from those favours which may be sent for insertion.' (1.1 (7 October 1840): 7)
Note:
Three-column format; eight pages per issue during 1840, twelve pages per issue thereafter.
Note:
Motto: Let temperance be thy companion, so shall health sit on thy brow.
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