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The Widow Montgomery,
single work
advertisement
Subscribers are asked to 'pay the amount of their respective subscriptions ... at their earliest convenience.'
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The Australian Subscription Library,
single work
column
A column on the history of the establishment of the Australian Subscription Library and the governor, Sir George Gipps, wish that the Library become a public institution. 'In consequence of this', the author of the article writes, '... the Committee ... [will] make the Institution ... a public one, reserving to the original subscribers ... the exclusive privilege of the entree to a private room, the grand hall ... being thrown open to all who choose to become connected with the Institution.'.
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The Theatre,
single work
review
— Review of The Maid and the Magpie 1815 single work drama ; My Daughter Sir; or, A Daughter to Marry 1832 single work drama ; (p. 2) -
The Mechanics' School of Arts,
single work
column
A short paragraph on Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish's projected publishing of his lectures.
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The Monitor v. Correct Reporting,
single work
column
This column by the editor, Geroge Cavenagh, takes the Monitor newspaper to task for incorrect reporting of judicial matters, something which the two newspapers, (Monitor and Sydney Gazette) had traded accusations in previous issues. The reports are not separately indexed in AustLit. This column includes the names of two of the Sydney Gazette's reporters 'Messrs Applegarth and Oliver, respectable young men' and alludes to the 'drunken disreputable fellow who writes the flash paragraphs for [the Monitor]'.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Charles the Second &c.,
single work
advertisement
(p. 4)
Note: Minor variations appear in repeat publications of this advertisement.