Fix this text
DEDICATION.
Fix this textTO THE AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC.
Fix this textWe are about to lay before you a work, differing materially, both
Fix this textin form and matter, from any publication which has hitherto been
Fix this textpresented to you. Persons unacquainted with your spirit have
Fix this textstrenuously maintained that you were incapable of giving proper
Fix this textencouragement to an undertaking of such magnitude and importance.
Fix this textEven some of the most penetrating of your friends have declared that
Fix this textthe publication of an Australian Magazine would be both useless and
Fix this textunprofitable. But we, regardless of such baseless insinuations, have
Fix this textmade the attempt, trusting to your intelligence to crown our labours
Fix this textwith gratifyingsuccess. A firm—and we may add, a patriotic—zeal
Fix this textfor your welfare has actuated us in composing the following pages.
Fix this textTheir purpose is to improve your understanding: if they convey
Fix this textbut one ray of knowledge to your minds, we shall feel that we have
Fix this textobtained a reward. It is needless for us here to say more in illus-
Fix this texttration of our object, of which a perusal of the work itself will best
Fix this textenable you to form an adequate and satisfactory idea. But before
Fix this textwe dismiss it into your hands, we must mention a circumstance which
Fix this textwill certainly entitle it to a considerable portion of your indulgence,
Fix this textviz., that the most arduous part of it was written by the Sons of
Fix this textAustralia.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-765549324
(1838). The Australian magazine Retrieved May 30, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-765549324
The Australian magazine [Sydney]: Printed by A. Cohen, 'Australian' Office, 1838. Web. 30 May 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-765549324>
1838, The Australian magazine Printed by A. Cohen, 'Australian' Office, [Sydney] viewed 30 May 2025 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-765549324
{{Citation
|
| title=The Australian magazine.
| year=1838
| section=1 volumes ; 21 cm.
| issue=Volume 1 No. 1 (January, 1838)
| location=[Sydney]
| publisher=Printed by A. Cohen, 'Australian' Office
| url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-765549324
| id=nla.obj-765549324
| access-date=30 May 2025
| via=Trove
}}
Citations are automatically generated and may require some modification to conform to exact standards.
Select the images you want to download, or the whole document.
You can order a copy of this work from Copies Direct.
Copies Direct supplies reproductions of collection material for a fee. This service is offered by the National Library of Australia
Copyright varies by issue and article
Copyright varies with each issue and article. You may have full rights to copy, or may be able to copy only under some circumstances, for example a portion for research or study. Order a copy where circumstances allow or Contact us for further information.
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply.
For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Copy and paste one of these options to share this book elsewhere.