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1838 The Hobart Town Gazette Antique Newspaper Magazine Convict History VDL

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1838 The Hobart Town Gazette Antique Newspaper Magazine Convict History VDL

The Hobart Town Gazette
VOL XXIII
Friday, September 14, 1838
No. 1163
Published by Authority, John Montagu, Colonial Secretary 1838

"This original 1838 issue of The Hobart Town Gazette, published under the authority of John Montagu, Colonial Secretary, offers an extraordinary primary-source window into the legal, social, and administrative workings of Van Diemen's Land during the early colonial period. The issue prominently features detailed notices regarding the Sale of Crown Lands across townships such as Triabunna, Pembroke, Glamorgan, Westmorland, and others, including acreages, lot numbers, and official sale dates signed by Surveyor-General G. Frankland. Interwoven through the pages are formal proclamations, legislation, and government orders—ranging from quarantine regulations and penalties to statutes governing the handling and storage of gunpowder—reflecting the structure and control the colonial administration sought to impose on a rapidly developing settlement.

Equally compelling are the extensive lists of absconded convicts, police notices, and ship-related entries, each providing names, ages, physical descriptions, occupations, and the details of escape or apprehension. These entries now form an invaluable genealogical and criminological record for researchers exploring convict ancestry and Tasmanian colonial history. The issue also includes local administrative reports, court notices, commercial information, and an array of government communications that paint a vivid portrait of daily governance in Hobart Town just 35 years after first settlement. A remarkable survival from early Tasmania, this newspaper appeals strongly to collectors of colonial Australiana, Tasmanian history, convict-era ephemera, and those engaged in genealogical research."

General wear, chipping, light staining etc to covers as shown. Pages clean and well presented. 34 pages. A nice copy of an original Convict Era newspaper from 1838 in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 28cm x 23cm x 0.25cm - 34 Pages

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Condition: Good
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Special Attributes: Original Van Diemens Land Newspaper 1838
Region: Europe
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: General wear, chipping, light staining etc to covers as shown. Pages clean and well presented. 34 pages. A nice copy of an original Convict Era newspaper from 1838 in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: Authority, John Montagu, Colonial Secretary
Publisher: Authority, John Montagu, Colonial Secretary
Year Printed: 1838
Sub-subject: Hobart Town