Colonial Times Explained

Colonial Times
Type:	Thrice-weekly newspaper
Foundation:	1825
Language:	English
Ceased Publication:	1857
Headquarters:	Hobart

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] [2]} by the former editor of the Hobart Town Gazette, and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser, Andrew Bent.^[3] The name was changed to Colonial Times in 1828.^[3] In 1857 the title was absorbed into the Hobart Town Mercury.^[4]

Further reading

• 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.

Notes and References

1. News: Colonial Times, and Tasmanian Advertiser . Colonial Times, and Tasmanian Advertiser . 10 . 485 . (Original, Hobart. Digital reproduction, Canberra. National Library of Australia – Trove digital newspaper archive) . 19 August 1825 . National Library of Australia. 9 January 2023.
2. Van Diemen's Land became the colony of Tasmania in 1856.
3. News: Colonial Times . Colonial Times . 13 . 609 . (Original, Hobart. Digital reproduction, Canberra. National Library of Australia – Trove digital newspaper archive) . 4 January 1828 . National Library of Australia. 9 January 2023.
4. News: Hobart Town Mercury . . 4 . 379 . Original, Hobart. Digital reproduction, Canberra. National Library of Australia – Trove digital newspaper archive . 2 February 1857 . National Library of Australia . 9 January 2023 .