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Appeal to the Humane,
single work
advertisement
Appeal for subscriptions for the 'comfort' of John Onions 'aged 64 years, who was for many years a distributor of the Sydney Newspapers ...[who] had the misfortune on the 31st October last, of falling into the undefended excavation in Pitt-street ... thereby breaking his thigh and dislocating the hip bone ; in consequence of which he ... is ... incapable of following his occupation.'
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Henriette the Forsaken &c.,
single work
advertisement
Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 30 June 1838 of 'Buckstone's Domestic Drama, entitled Henriette the Forsaken' and the 'Musical Burletta, in two Acts, entitled the Barrack Room'.
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Reporter,
single work
advertisement
Advertisement for a reporter. This advertisement is dated 27 June 1838 and varies from the advertisement (dated 15 May 1838) that appeared in issues of the Sydney Gazette during the previous month.
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The Theatre,
single work
review
— Review of The Original 1837 single work drama ; The Peregrinations of Pickwick 1837 single work drama ; Advice Gratis 1837 single work drama ; The Barrack Room 1836 single work musical theatre ;A review of the performance of the plays at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, in June 1838.
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Supreme Court : Civil Side : Wednesday, June 27 : Cohen v. Josephson,
single work
column
A report on litigation which started with a farewell address and letter personally presented by Josephson and his step daughter, Sarah Levey, to the outgoing Governor of New South Wales, Sir Richard Bourke, in December 1837. The address and letter received a favourable reply from the Governor's private secretary, H. F. Gisborne. As Eric Irvine writes, '[t]hat the Governor should not only receive an address from the players but, in the face of everything the newspapers had said to the contrary, should also express a favourable opinion about [the performances of the Theatre Royal and its company] outraged the Sydney newspaper proprietors ...' (223). Josephson published letters and advertisements in the Australian and Sydney Monitor newspapers in reply to this criticism. One advertisement named the Sydney Gazette's editor, George Cavenagh as the 'King of the Coblers'. According to the report of the trial, this phrase was written on Josephson's behest by Andrew Cohen of the Australian and had been used by the Sydney Monitor to describe Cavenagh. A perceived threat to Josephson published in the Gazette the next day caused Josephson to visit Cavenagh and deny authorship of the advertisement. This denial, written by Cavenagh with adverse comments against the Australian, was published in the Gazette causing, in turn, the wrath of Cohen and subsequent litigation between Cohen and Cavenagh, who denied the charge, and then Cohen and Josephson. Josephson seems to have found himself in the middle of a feud between Cohen of the Australian and Cavenagh of the Gazette with participation from Hall of the Sydney Monitor. Perhaps, too, Josephson's actions were used as an excuse by the newspapers to begin point scoring among themselves. The report ends with the note that 'a nonsuit was entered'.
Work Cited: Irvine, Eric. Theatre Comes to Australia St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1971
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To Silversmiths, Booksellers, Toymen, Storekeepers, and Others,
single work
advertisement
Advertisement for goods including a 'few choice Modern Works, the property of a private Gentleman.'