Selling Newspapers on Bendigo. sic

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Description

Rare engraving showing the selling of the Illustrated Sydney News at the Bendigo gold fields in 1854. At the time Melbourne did not have an illustrated newspaper.

From the original edition of The Illustrated Sydney News.

References:
Gibbs & Shallard. Illustrated Sydney News. ISSN 2203-5397.

Collections:
State Library New South Wales: F8/39-40
State Library Victoria: PCINF SLVIC=1853-1872
National Library Australia: Bib ID 440095