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22-551: The Sketcher appeared once a month, starting April 1873. The proprietors were named as Edward Wilson , Lauchlan Mackinnon and others. The magazine contained many illustrations and engravings as well as original articles, poetry and short stories, musical and theatrical reviews, social and sporting notes which capture "the picturesque phases of our public and social life of notable objects and events in Australia and New Zealand". It provides an important pictorial account of life in

44-533: A fortnightly publication which lasted until 1882 before returning to a monthly journal. In 1889, it merged with The Australasian . From 1875 it published an Adelaide edition which incorporated The Illustrated Adelaide Post . This coincided with the first issue of the Frearson Brothers ' first publication, The Illustrated Adelaide News . Editions on Trove Edward Wilson (journalist) Edward Wilson (13 November 1813 – 10 January 1878)

66-474: A list of suggested reforms which included justice to the Aborigines, the organizing of agriculture as a department of the state, the introduction of the ballot into municipal elections, and the leasing of crown lands for cultivation with the right of ultimate purchase. He was the first to raise the cry "unlock the lands". He was in fact a thorough democrat in sentiment, and an ardent reformer. Costs of running

88-625: A regular basis (often three articles in a single week), were later collected together and published in their aggregate (with an additional statistical appendix, and 12 lithographs by Samuel Thomas Gill ) in 1859, as Rambles at the Antipodes (1859). He took much interest in acclimatization , founding the Acclimatization Society in Melbourne in 1861, as its first president, and, in the same year, visiting Sydney and founding

110-554: A run in the western district on the Loddon River, and subsequently removed to Mount Fyans. He was for some years associated in business with the late James Montgomery, and in 1852 he joined Edward Wilson , and became one of the proprietors of the Argus . Prior to this he had taken a prominent part in political life, particularly interesting himself in the agitation for the separation of Port Phillip District from New South Wales. He

132-412: A small property on the northern outskirts of Melbourne but in 1844, in partnership with James S. Johnston , took up a cattle station near Dandenong, Victoria . He bought The Argus around 1847 from William Kerr, incorporated with it The Patriot , and five years later absorbed another journal, The Daily News . In the early days of the gold-rush the paper was produced under great difficulties, but

154-691: A wonderful impetus to the colony, the vigorous judgment and business ability of Mackinnon, with the brilliant literary qualities of his partner, Edward Wilson, placed the Argus in the van of the Australian press. After some years of arduous work, Mackinnon returned to England, where he remained. He was twice married, his first wife being a daughter of Robert Montgomery, and sister of James Montgomery; and his second, Emily, daughter of Capt. Bundoch, R.N. Mackinnon died in Torquay, Devon, England on 21 March 1888. Separate to Lauchlan Mackinnon (1817–1888)

176-514: Is his cousin, (later Sir) Lauchlan Charles Mackinnon , who was born at Corry on the Isle of Skye, Scotland in 1848. Emigrating to Australia in 1870, he similarly became the part-proprietor of the Argus (1888–1919) and Australasian . In 1876 he married Emily Grace, and had one son and two daughters. His son was also (military captain) Lauchlan Mackinnon who served on the council of the Argus and Australasian . Lauchlan Charles Mackinnon received

198-535: The Acclimatization Society of New South Wales . Wilson finally settled in 1864 at Hayes, Bromley in England, and lived the life of an English country gentleman, at Hayes Place, farming 300 acres. He occasionally contributed to The Times and the Fortnightly Review ; an article from this journal, Principles of Representation , was published as a pamphlet in 1866. Another pamphlet, on Acclimatization,

220-498: The Argus had increased and Wilson was close to ruin, but was saved when Lauchlan Mackinnon bought a partnership from James Gill, and took over management. In 1857 and 1858, he travelled throughout colonial Australia and New Zealand, and on to England – where he consulted experts in relation to his failing eyesight (due to cataracts) – via the "Overland Route"; and, whilst doing so wrote an extended series of 21 articles for The Argus' newspaper. The articles, which were published on

242-532: The Melbourne, Alfred and Children's hospitals in Victoria. Lauchlan Mackinnon Lauchlan Mackinnon (26 February 1817 – 21 March 1888) was a pastoralist, politician and newspaper proprietor in colonial Australia. Mackinnon one of the most enterprising of the pioneer colonists of Victoria (Australia) and one of the proprietors of the Melbourne Argus from 1852 until his death. Mackinnon

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264-561: The circulation kept increasing, and it became a valuable property. Wilson strenuously opposed the influx of convicts from Tasmania , fought for the separation of the Port Phillip District from New South Wales , and opposed Governor Charles Hotham in his attitude to the miners; but when the rebellion broke out he took the stand that there were peaceable and legitimate methods of obtaining redress. When Charles Gavan Duffy came to Victoria and went into politics Wilson sent him

286-500: The colonies before the widespread use of photography. The Sketcher employed many prominent artists, including Louis Buvelot , John Gully , political cartoonist Tom Carrington and illustrator Julian Ashton . It published Arthur Streeton 's first black and white work on 24 January 1889. Authors and poets who wrote for the publication include Marcus Clarke and James Brunton Stephens . Later issues had less literary content and more illustrated news items. In 1880 it briefly moved to

308-435: The colony. He energetically combated the efforts of the imperial authorities to prevent the effective administration of the enactment; and on the popular opposition proving successful he proceeded in 1853 with William Westgarth to Tasmania to assist the anti-transportation party in the colony. Indeed, he took a strong interest in all the public movements of the day; and his vigour and courage were so well recognised that, in

330-607: The early days when bushrangers were prevalent, he had been offered the command of the police force of Port Phillip—a position which, however, he did not accept. He was one of the members of the original Council of the University of Melbourne , and first Chairman of its Building Committee. In 1864 he was nominated to serve on the Hawthorn Council, and elected as the Mayor. When the gold discoveries in Victoria gave such

352-466: The first Premier of Victoria , the brothers James Spowers (1813–1879) and Allan Spowers (1815–1876), proprietors of The Argus , and Douglas Thomas Kilburn (1813–1871), the artist, ethnographer , and daguerreotypist . Having left school, with his parents wanting him to "engage in commerce", he entered a business house at Manchester, and subsequently went to London, involved in the "Manchester trade". In 1842 he migrated to Australia. At first, he had

374-548: The hazardous business of "overlanding", and succeeded in his dangerous mission of conveying stock from Sydney to Adelaide —a feat which attracted much attention at the time, as it was the first overland journey made between these distant points. A little later (in 1840) he made one of the earliest overland journeys with sheep from Sydney to Melbourne . The pastoral capabilities of the country attracted his attention, and he determined to settle in Australia Felix. He took up

396-480: The landing of convicts from the ship Randolph by physical force, and to undergo any extremity of suffering rather than permit the colony to become a receptacle of felons. After separation had been secured, Mackinnon represented the Belfast and Warrnambool district in the old unicameral Victorian Legislative Council , and assisted to pass a measure intended to prevent the introduction of convicted offenders into

418-456: Was an English-Australian journalist and philanthropist. The second of the three children of John Wilson (1774–1834), a linen draper, and Mary Wilson ( née  Jones ; 1766–1838), Edward Wilson was born at Hampstead , London on 13 November 1813. He never married. He was educated at a "large private school" in Hamstead – where, among his schoolmates, were William Clark Haines (1810–1866),

440-648: Was born in Kilbride , Isle of Skye , Scotland, the second son of John Mackinnon, a Presbyterian minister of Strath, Skye, and his wife Ann, daughter of Lauchlan Mackinnon of Corriechatachan , Skye. After being educated partly at home and subsequently at Broadford, Mackinnon entered the office of his uncle Mr. Lauchlan Mackinnon, a Writer to the Signet in Glasgow; but preferring a more active life, he in 1838 proceeded to Sydney . In Australia Mackinnon at once engaged in

462-529: Was one of the representatives for the Electoral district of Port Phillip in the Parliament of New South Wales in 1848, and vigorously supported its claims for justice from the governing authorities of New South Wales. He was a strong and earnest supporter of the anti-convict movement, and took a prominent part in the demonstration which was held in Melbourne in 1849, when the inhabitants resolved to oppose

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484-718: Was printed in 1875. He died at Hayes, in Kent, on 10 January 1878. His remains were repatriated to Australia on the SS Aconcagua , and he was buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery , on 7 July 1878, in a grave that "is immediately opposite the burial place of Sir Charles Hotham". The bulk of his estate was used to form the Edward Wilson Trust which since his death has distributed several million dollars to Victorian charities, in particular

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