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RCS/RCMS 278 contains:
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16 On the land legislation of the Australian colonies
17 An interesting historical event in Australian history
18 The portraiture of Tasman
19 Letters from William Westall to J.W. Croker
20 Australian aboriginal drawings
21 The Fremantle Observer
22 List of minerals discovered in South Australia
23 On the interior of South Australia
26 Papers of Robert Gouger
28 Province of South Australia land grant
29 South Australian Company report on lands
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Australasia miscellanea

Title The Fremantle Observer
Reference RCMS 278/21
Creator Macfaull, Charles, 1800-1846
Covering Dates 19 May 1832
Extent and Medium 1 plastic sleeve; paper; Manuscript
Content and context

Charles Macfaull (1800-1846) was a pioneer of journalism in Western Australia.

'The Observer', Fremantle, Western Australia, no. 3, a handwritten newspaper edited by Charles Macfaull, laminated by the British Museum Map Room (4 pages). The newspaper contains local news items and intelligence from England.

The provenance of the collection is unknown.

Further information

'Newspaper origins in Western Australia' in 'Royal Commonwealth Society library notes', nos 107 and 109, 1965-1966, transcribes this issue of the 'The Fremantle Observer' and includes introductory matter and notes.

Indexed

Index Terms
Australia
Oceania
Western Australia
Macfaull, Charles (1800-1846)
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