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The Weekly Herald was begun as a family and literary weekly in May 1863 by former Courier editor and printer Theophilus Pugh (q.v.). It quickly ran into financial difficulties, and appeared only irregularly until January 1864, when it was taken over by the Guardian. It was then amalgamated with the still fledgling Queensland Weekly Guardian, the new publication continuing as the Weekly Herald.
The surviving record of the Weekly Herald is incomplete. The microfilm copy commences with issue no. 11, published on 30 January 1864. The Weekly Herald ran to 237 issues before ceasing in June 1868.
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The Queensland Guardian
The Queensland Daily Guardian;
The Weekly Guardian;
The Queensland Weekly Guardian
William O'Carroll
(editor),
R. T. Atkin
(editor),
J. J. Galloway
(editor),
1860
Brisbane
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1860-1868
Z1667572
1860
newspaper
(38 issues)
The Queensland Guardian was established by W. C. Belbridge (q.v.) and Melbourne printer William Fairfax (q.v.) as a conservative rival to the more liberal Moreton Bay Courier, and for much of its life it promoted the interests of the wealthy northern pastoralists.
Between 1860-1868, the Guardian was in effect Brisbane's second newspaper, its circulation never matching that of the more popular Courier. Initially published twice and then three times a week, from 1864 it appeared from Monday to Saturday, as the Queensland Daily Guardian. A weekly version, the Queensland Weekly Guardian, commenced publication in May 1863, however, when the Guardian took over Theophilus Pugh's financially troubled Weekly Herald in January 1864, the title Queensland Weekly Guardian was discarded, and the two amalgamated weeklies continued as Weekly Herald. Both the Guardian and the Weekly Herald, ceased publication in June 1868 when their then parent company was placed in receivership. At its height, the Guardian stable employed ca. 30 staff.
Among the notable journalists who worked on the Guardian at various points were Walter Cooper (q.v.), George Ettienne Loyau (q.v.), George 'Bohemian' Hall (q.v.), and Ebenezer Thorne.
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The Weekly Herald
1864
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Courier , 16 January 1864; (p. 3)
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The Weekly Herald
1864
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Courier , 16 January 1864; (p. 3)
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The Franklins, or, The Story of a Convict, in Three Parts,
single work
children's fiction
children's
The story begins in rural England and centres on the Squire Oakley who acquires surrounding properties to increase the size of his estate. One of the property owners, Franklin, refuses to sell, despite financial problems. There is an incident where the two men have an argument and Franklin's gun is discharged. A lengthy description of the court trial is given and Franklin is found guilty of attempted murder and for punishment is sent to Australia for 20 years. Squire Oakley subsequently purchases the Franklins' farm. Franklin's wife escapes to Australia with the help of her maid, leaving the son, William, behind in the care of the Oakleys and he becomes a part of the family. When he is old enough, Squire Oakley finds William a position onboard a ship and the story describes his adventures at sea. Eventually, William is reunited with his parents and takes up life on the land in Australia. However, he returns to England to restore the rift that has grown between the Oakleys and their own son, and remains there, marrying his childhood friend.
