The Colonial Times was a newspaper in what is now the Australian state of Tasmania. It was established as the Colonial Times, and Tasmanian Advertiser in 1825 in Hobart, Van Diemen's Land[1] [note 1] by the former editor of the Hobart Town Gazette, and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser, Andrew Bent.[2] The name was changed to Colonial Times in 1828.[2] In 1857 the title was absorbed into the Hobart Town Mercury.[3]
_--_last_issue,_22_August_1857.jpg){kind=small} Masthead of the last issue of the Colonial Times, 22 August 1857 ________ | |
| Type | Thrice-weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Editor | Andrew Bent |
| Founded | 1825 |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 1857 |
| Headquarters | Hobart |
Notes
edit- ^ Van Diemen's Land became the colony of Tasmania in 1856.
References
edit- ^ "Colonial Times, and Tasmanian Advertiser". Colonial Times, and Tasmanian Advertiser. Vol. 10, no. 485. (Original, Hobart. Digital reproduction, Canberra: National Library of Australia – Trove digital newspaper archive). 19 August 1825. Retrieved 9 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Colonial Times". Colonial Times. Vol. 13, no. 609. (Original, Hobart. Digital reproduction, Canberra: National Library of Australia – Trove digital newspaper archive). 4 January 1828. Retrieved 9 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Hobart Town Mercury". Hobart Town Mercury. Vol. 4, no. 379. Original, Hobart. Digital reproduction, Canberra: National Library of Australia – Trove digital newspaper archive. 2 February 1857. Retrieved 9 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
Further reading
edit- Kirkpatrick, Rod (2006), Select chronology of significant Australian press events from 1802-1850
- Kirkpatrick, Rod (2006), Select chronology of significant Australian press events from 1851-1900
- Pretyman, E.R. (1966) Bent, Andrew (1790-1851) in the Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online)
- History of the Mercury from the Mercury Print Museum.