Empire (newspaper)
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The Empire was a newspaper published in
colonial Australia. It was published from 28 December 1850 to 14 February 1875, except for the period from 28 August 1858 to 23 May 1859, when publication was suspended.[1] It was later absorbed by The Evening News
.
History
Henry Parkes founded the Empire and was its editor/proprietor until the business failed in August 1858.[2] He made it "a newspaper destined to be the chief organ of mid-century liberalism and to serve as the rallying and reconciliation point for the sharpest radical and liberal minds of the day".[2]
The paper was bought by
Associated Newspapers Ltd, which had acquired most Sydney newspaper titles by that time.[4]
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the
See also
References
- ^ National Library of Australia Archived 23 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine accessed 13 October 2012
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ Isaacs, Victor (2003). Two hundred years of Sydney newspapers: a short history (PDF). North Richmond: Rural Press. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Brown, Jerelynn (2011). "Tabloids in the State Library of NSW collection: A reflection of life in Australia". Australian Journal of Communication. 38 (2): 107–121.