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Issue Details: First known date: 1868... vol. 4 no. 45 22 February 1868 of The Illustrated Sydney News est. 1853 The Illustrated Sydney News
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Notes

  • This issue of The Illustrated Sydney News also includes:

    • a two-page supplement illustrating the visit of H. R. H. Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh
    • notice of new publications: The Royal Insurance Company's Almanacs and four titles by W. J. Anderson, 'at present a resident of this city' (i.e. Sydney), Hysterical and Nervous Affections, Continued Fever in Children, Eccentric Nervous Affections and Diseases in Pregnancy (p. 307)

  • This issue of The Illustrated Sydney News notes the following:

    • the office of the Ballarat Courier newspaper was damaged by 'an extensive fire' in Sturt Street 'on the night of January 29th' 1868 (p. 306).

Contents

* Contents derived from the 1868 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Partridge's Illustrated Publications, single work advertisement

An advertisement for several of 'Partridge's Illustrated Publications', including Mary E. B. Howitt's Our Four-Footed Friends (1867) and the periodicals British Workman, Children's Friend, Band of Hope Review, The Infant's Magazine, The Friendly Visitor and The Servant's Magazine.

 (p. 302)
The Guests of the Hearti"Soft falls through the gathering twillight", single work poetry (p. 315)
Mr. Walter Montgomery, single work single work column

A biographical column about British actor Walter Montgomery focusing on his performances in Shakespearean roles including the part of Hamlet.

 (p. 316)
Portrait of Thomas Carlyle, single work biography (p. 316)
Note: illus.
Monthly. The Young Ladies' Journal, single work advertisement

An advertisement for the London monthly The Young Ladies' Journal. The advertisement states that the magazine is 'particularly recommended to the ladies at home and abroad'. The magazine includes, among other things: 'illustrated tales', 'complete stories', 'Paris fashion plates', 'useful and fancy needlework' and 'court gossip'.

 (p. 318)
John Sands, Bookseller, single work advertisement

An advertisement for John Sands, Bookseller and Stationer, who 'having determined to relinquish the Retail portion of his business, has to inform his friends and the public that large reductions will be made in the prices' of various books and stationery items 'to ensure a substantial reduction in this portion of his stock prior to its passing into other hands'.

Sands also announces that his business will 'continue and increase the manufacturing portion of the trade in all its branches'.

 (p. 320)
Maddock's Select Library, single work advertisement

An advertisement for William Maddock's circulating library, the eponymously named Maddock's Select Library. The advertisement announces the arrival of the 'latest publications' (via mail steamer). The library's opening hours and subscription rates are also noted.

 (p. 320)
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Notes:
Contains the fifth instalment (pp. 315, 318) of The Foundling; or, Hermione of St. Antoine: A Romance of the Continent.
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Works about this Work

Illustrated Sydney News 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 24 February no. 5074 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the February 1868 issue of The Illustrated Sydney News.
Illustrated Sydney News : February 1868 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 24 February no. 5074 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement, possibly placed by the publisher, for the February 1868 issue of The Illustrated Sydney News.
Illustrated Sydney News : February 1868 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 24 February no. 5074 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement, possibly placed by the publisher, for the February 1868 issue of The Illustrated Sydney News.
Illustrated Sydney News 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 24 February no. 5074 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the February 1868 issue of The Illustrated Sydney News.
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