The Colonial Observer

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Front page, The Colonial Observer, Thursday, 28 October 1841

The Colonial Observer was an English language newspaper published in Sydney, Australia during the early 1840s.

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History

The paper was published from Thursday, 7 October 1841, until Thursday, 26 December 1844. [1] [2]

The first editorial of the paper outlined its purpose as advocating "the grand doctrines of the Protestant reformation, those doctrines that are held in common by all denominations of Evangelical Protestants". [3] The editors considered the Papal system "a monstrous perversion of Christianity" and an obstacle to "the political advancement and general welfare of any country", [3] vowing to oppose it at all turns. The newspaper also advocated "the exclusive appropriation of Protestant funds to the encouragement and promotion of protestant immigration". [3]

Digitisation

The Colonial Observer has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program by the National Library of Australia.

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References

  1. "The Colonial Observer". TROVE, National Library of Australia. 2 November 2017.
  2. "The Colonial observer ; or weekly journal of politics, commerce, agriculture, literature, science and religion for the colony of New South Wales". Catalogue, State Library of NSW. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "The Colonial Observer". TROVE, National Library of Australia. 2 November 2017.