Australian Town and Country Journal explained

Australian Town and Country Journal was a weekly English language broadsheet newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, from 1870 to 1919. The paper was founded by Samuel Bennett^[1] with his intention for it to be "valuable to everybody for its great amount of useful and reliable information".^[2]

The paper was known for its range of topics, dealing with domestic and foreign news as well as featuring essays on literature, science and invention.

History

The first issue of the Australian Town and Country Journal was published on 8 January 1870. The Journal ran until 25 June 1919. After 2 June 1878, when Samuel Bennett died, publication of the paper was taken over by his sons, Frank and Christopher.

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.^{[3] [4] [5]}

See also

• List of newspapers in Australia
• List of newspapers in New South Wales

External links

• • Press timeline: Select chronology of significant Australian press events to 2011 http://www.nla.gov.au/anplan/heritage/NewspaperChronology.html
• The birth of the newspaper in Australia http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/birth-of-the-newspaper
• Australian Newspaper History: A Bibliography http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/eserv/UQ:9521/anb_rk.pdf
• Australian Town and Country introduces 'The Dawn' http://digitisethedawn.org/australian-town-and-country-introduces-dawn

Notes and References

1. News: Australian Town & Country Journal. National Library Digitisation Project. 28 November 2012. The page heading identifies the journal's life as 1870-1907, but the period "Jan. 8, 1870-June 25, 1919" appears in the text.
2. Bryce. Merilyn J.. Bennett, Samuel (1815–1878). bennett-samuel-2975. 19 April 2013.
3. Web site: Newspaper and magazine titles. Trove . National Library of Australia. 22 May 2013.
4. Web site: Newspaper Digitisation Program. National Library of Australia. 22 May 2013. 2 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702090621/http://www.nla.gov.au/content/newspaper-digitisation-program. dead.
5. Brown. Jerelynn. Tabloids in the State Library of NSW collection: A reflection of life in Australia. Australian Journal of Communication. 2011. 38. 2. 107–121.