The Colonist


The Colonist was a weekly English-language tabloid newspaper published in Sydney from 1835 to 1840.

History

The Colonist was founded by John Dunmore Lang with a religious and political agenda. First published on 1 January 1835 by Henry Bull and J. Spilsbury, The Colonist was published from 1835 until 1840, after which it was absorbed by the Sydney Herald.

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.