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y separately published work icon The Examiner newspaper  
Alternative title: The Examiner : Political, Literary and Commercial Journal
Date: 1845
Issue Details: First known date: 1845... 1845 The Examiner
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Continues the Commercial Journal and General Advertiser. A prospectus for the Examiner was issued 5 August 1845 announcing the demise of the Commercial Journal and General Advertiser and the 'intention of raising ... another periodical to be styled the Examiner... Mr Richard Thompson is retained to conduct the Editorial deparment, and Mr. Reading to be printer.'

Source: 'The Press', The Morning Chronicle (6 August 1845): 3.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1845
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Richard Thompson , 1845 .
      Printed by J. Reading
      Link: U23222Web resource Digital copy of print publication via Australian Periodical Publications 1840-1845.
      Note/s:
      • Colophon: 'Printed by James Reading, Pitt Street, and Published at 'The Examiner' Office, King Street, corner of George Street, Sydney, by Richard Thompson.' (vol. 1 no. 36, 9 August 1845)
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The Press 1845 single work column
— Appears in: The Morning Chronicle , 6 August vol. 2 no. 192 1845; (p. 3)
The Press 1845 single work column
— Appears in: The Morning Chronicle , 6 August vol. 2 no. 192 1845; (p. 3)
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PeriodicalNewspaper Details

ISSN: 1440-1932
Subtitle:
Political, Literary and Commercial Journal
Frequency:
Weekly each Saturday morning.
Range:
Vol. 1 no 36, 9 August 1845-vol. 1 no. 48, 1 November 1845.
Continues:
Commercial Journal and General Advertiser
Price:
Seven pence per number. Seven shillings and sixpence per quarter
Advertising:
Five lines and under 2s 0d; one inch 3s 0d; each additional inch 1s 6d.
Note:
Epigraph: Where truth and justice lead
Note:
The first two issues of The Examiner are dated 1835 in error.
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