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The '''''Catholic Press''''' was a Sydney-based newspaper that was first published on 9 November 1895 and ran until 26 February 1942, after which it amalgamated with the ''Catholic Freeman's Journal'' and reborn as ''[[The Catholic Weekly]]''.<ref name="CW">{{cite web|url=http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/aboutus.php|title=History of The Catholic Weekly|date=2013|publisher=The Catholic Weekly|accessdate=25 June 2013}}</ref>
'''''The Catholic Press''''' was a Sydney-based newspaper that was first published on 9 November 1895 and ran until 26 February 1942, after which it amalgamated with the Catholic ''Freeman's Journal'' and was reborn as ''[[The Catholic Weekly]]''.<ref name="CW">{{cite web|url=http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/aboutus.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207031823/http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/aboutus.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 February 2005|title=History of The Catholic Weekly|date=2013|newspaper=The Catholic Weekly|access-date=25 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}<!--Note: the replacement page on their website doesn't have the Leo XIII quote in the next paragraph.--></ref>

==History==
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Sydney clergy had heeded the urgings of [[Pope Leo XIII]], who called for Catholic newspapers to "counteract the appalling efforts of torrents of infidel filth that deluge the homes of our people, that desecrate the sacred sanctuary of family life, that poison the fountain-springs of society", and sought to establish a second Catholic newspaper.<ref name="CW"/> Initially costing threepence an issue, the newspaper was seen as a cheaper alternative to ''The Freeman’s Journal'', which cost sixpence. Fr. Bunbury was the interim editor until first appointed editor,<ref name=morley>{{cite web|last=Morley|first=J.A.|date=14 September 2003|title=Sydney's Catholic press 1839-2003 - A voice for Catholics|work=Catholic Weekly Online|url=http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/03/sep/14/14.html|access-date=25 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516055309/http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/03/sep/14/14.html|archive-date=16 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> John F. Perrin, arrived from New Zealand in December 1895. Perrin had been editor of the ''[[New Zealand Tablet]]'' and a journalist in New Zealand for 20 years.<ref>{{cite journal|date=7 December 1895|title=The New Editor of the Catholic Press|journal=The Catholic Press|volume=1|issue=5|pages=18|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104409811?searchTerm=%22Catholic%20Press%22%20Perrin&searchLimits=}}</ref> [[John Tighe Ryan]] was the editor from 1897. The ''Catholic Press'' and [[Australian Workers' Union]] newspaper ''The Worker'' were the only two newspapers in Australia to oppose [[conscription]] in 1916-17, and also supported home rule for Ireland after 1916.<ref name=morley/><ref name="ryanadb">{{cite web|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ryan-john-tighe-8315|title=Ryan, John Tighe (1870–1922)|last=Michael McKernan|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=25 June 2013}}</ref> Ryan's editorial stance against conscription was contrary to the views of [[Michael Kelly (bishop)|Michael Kelly]], [[Catholic Bishops and Archbishops of Sydney|Archbishop of Sydney]], yet the newspaper printed many of Kelly's sermons supporting conscription and the war.<ref name=morley/> The paper's circulation in 1917 was double that of 1916<ref name="ryanadb"/> and Ryan remained editor until he died in 1922.<ref name=morley/>


Archbishop Kelly and his successor Cardinal [[Norman Thomas Gilroy]] preferred there to be only one Catholic newspaper in Sydney and so, in 1942, the ''Catholic Press'' was amalgamated, after almost 50 years' publication, with the ''Freeman's Journal'' to become the ''Catholic Weekly''.<ref>{{cite journal|date=30 Jan 1942|title=New Newspaper for Church|journal=Sydney Morning Herald|issue=32,478|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17785675?searchTerm=%22Catholic%20Press%22&searchLimits=l-title=35}}</ref>
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Initially costing threepence an issue, the newspaper was seen as a cheaper alternative to ''The Freeman’s Journal'', which cost sixpence. Fr Bunbury was the interim editor until first appointed editor,<ref name=morley>{{cite web |last=Morley|first=J.A.|date=14 September 2003|title=Sydney’s Catholic press 1839-2003 - A voice for Catholics|work =Catholic Weekly Online |url=http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/03/sep/14/14.html|accessdate=25 June 2013}}</ref> John F. Perrin, arrived from New Zealand in December 1895. Perrin had been editor of the ''[[New Zealand Tablet]]'' and a journalist in New Zealand for 20 years.<ref>{{cite journal|date=7 December 1895|title=The New Editor of the Catholic Press|journal=The Catholic Press|volume=1|issue=5|pages=18|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/104409811?searchTerm=%22Catholic%20Press%22%20Perrin&searchLimits=}}</ref> [[John Tighe Ryan]] was the editor from 1897. The ''Catholic Press'' and [[Australian Workers' Union]] newspaper ''The Worker'' were the only two newspapers in Australia to oppose conscription in 1916-17, and also supported home rule for Ireland after 1916.<ref name="ryanadb">{{cite web|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ryan-john-tighe-8315|title=Ryan, John Tighe (1870–1922)|last=Michael McKernan|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|accessdate=25 June 2013}}</ref> Ryan remained editor until he died in 1922.<ref name=morley/>


==Archives==
==Digitisation==
The newspaper has been digitised as part of the [[Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Newspaper Digitisation Program|url=http://www.nla.gov.au/content/newspaper-digitisation-program|publisher=National Library of Australia|access-date=12 June 2013|archive-date=2 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702090621/http://www.nla.gov.au/content/newspaper-digitisation-program|url-status=dead}}</ref> a project hosted by the [[National Library of Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Trove Digitised Newspapers|url=http://www.nla.gov.au/content/newspaper-digitisation-program|publisher=National Library of Australia|access-date=12 June 2013|archive-date=2 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702090621/http://www.nla.gov.au/content/newspaper-digitisation-program|url-status=dead}}</ref>
''The Catholic Press'' is available online through Trove a service hosted at the [[National Library of Australia]] which allows access to historic Australian periodicals and newspapers.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Catholic Press |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/title/447|work=Trove Digitised Newspapers|publisher=National Library of Australia|accessdate=25 June 2013}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of newspapers in New South Wales]]
* [[List of newspapers in New South Wales]]
* [[List of Newspapers in Australia]]
* [[List of newspapers in Australia]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
*{{trove newspaper|447|The Catholic Press|NSW : 1895 - 1942}}


[[Category:Newspapers published in Australia]]
[[Category:Defunct newspapers published in Sydney]]
[[Category:Newspapers published in New South Wales]]
[[Category:Catholic newspapers]]
[[Category:Newspapers published in Sydney]]

Latest revision as of 12:23, 20 November 2023

The Catholic Press, 9 November 1895
The Catholic Press
TypWeekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Gegründet9 November 1895
Ceased publication26 February 1942
HauptsitzSydney
Free online archivesTrove/NLA

The Catholic Press was a Sydney-based newspaper that was first published on 9 November 1895 and ran until 26 February 1942, after which it amalgamated with the Catholic Freeman's Journal and was reborn as The Catholic Weekly.[1]

History

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Sydney clergy had heeded the urgings of Pope Leo XIII, who called for Catholic newspapers to "counteract the appalling efforts of torrents of infidel filth that deluge the homes of our people, that desecrate the sacred sanctuary of family life, that poison the fountain-springs of society", and sought to establish a second Catholic newspaper.[1] Initially costing threepence an issue, the newspaper was seen as a cheaper alternative to The Freeman’s Journal, which cost sixpence. Fr. Bunbury was the interim editor until first appointed editor,[2] John F. Perrin, arrived from New Zealand in December 1895. Perrin had been editor of the New Zealand Tablet and a journalist in New Zealand for 20 years.[3] John Tighe Ryan was the editor from 1897. The Catholic Press and Australian Workers' Union newspaper The Worker were the only two newspapers in Australia to oppose conscription in 1916-17, and also supported home rule for Ireland after 1916.[2][4] Ryan's editorial stance against conscription was contrary to the views of Michael Kelly, Archbishop of Sydney, yet the newspaper printed many of Kelly's sermons supporting conscription and the war.[2] The paper's circulation in 1917 was double that of 1916[4] and Ryan remained editor until he died in 1922.[2]

Archbishop Kelly and his successor Cardinal Norman Thomas Gilroy preferred there to be only one Catholic newspaper in Sydney and so, in 1942, the Catholic Press was amalgamated, after almost 50 years' publication, with the Freeman's Journal to become the Catholic Weekly.[5]

Digitisation

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The newspaper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program,[6] a project hosted by the National Library of Australia.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "History of The Catholic Weekly". The Catholic Weekly. 2013. Archived from the original on 7 February 2005. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Morley, J.A. (14 September 2003). "Sydney's Catholic press 1839-2003 - A voice for Catholics". Catholic Weekly Online. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. ^ "The New Editor of the Catholic Press". The Catholic Press. 1 (5): 18. 7 December 1895.
  4. ^ a b Michael McKernan. "Ryan, John Tighe (1870–1922)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  5. ^ "New Newspaper for Church". Sydney Morning Herald (32, 478). 30 January 1942.
  6. ^ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Trove Digitised Newspapers". National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
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