Description
Explore the profound impact of David Syme, a prominent figure in Australian journalism and publishing. This brand new biography delves into Syme's life from the Victorian goldrush of the 1850s to Melbournes bustling era in the 1880s, chronicling how his newspapers shaped public opinion and disseminated information. Learn about the Melbourne Age, which under Syme's leadership became the most significant daily publication in all British colonial territories, boasting an unmatched circulation. This book not only showcases his contributions to the field of journalism but also examines Syme's multifaceted life as a financier, author, and family man. Utilizing family and business records alongside the expansive nineteenth-century newspaper archives now available digitally, this engaging narrative offers unique insights into a legendary press baron. Discover the complexities behind David Syme's legacy, one that influenced media dynamics and journalism in Australia for generations. This compelling biography is perfect for history enthusiasts, scholars of Australian literature, and anyone interested in the evolution of press and media. Free shipping is included with your order, and please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781922235572
Year: 2014
Publisher: Monash University Publishing
Description:
From Victorias goldrush of the 1850s to Melbournes boom of the 1880s and bust-to-recovery of the 1890s, newspapers dominated the Australian publishing scene. Uniquely they provided local, intercolonial and international news, magazine content from the popular to the intellectual, and the latest literature, especially novels in serial instalments. By the 1870s the Melbourne Age dominated the journalistic stage. In the 1880s its circulation was far in excess of any other daily throughout all British colonial possessions and its proprietor, the driven, talented immigrant Scotsman David Syme, was acknowledged as the leader of the Australian press. For the influence that he and his newspapers exercised, he became a legend in his lifetime and for several generations after his death in 1908. Making use of family and business records and the massive nineteenth-century newspaper archive now becoming accessible through digitisation and searching via Trove, this biography of a powerful man of many parts seeks to go behind the legend and round out the story of his life primarily as press baron but also as theorist and author, financier, farmer, property developer and, not least, family man.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781922235572
Year: 2014
Publisher: Monash University Publishing
Description:
From Victorias goldrush of the 1850s to Melbournes boom of the 1880s and bust-to-recovery of the 1890s, newspapers dominated the Australian publishing scene. Uniquely they provided local, intercolonial and international news, magazine content from the popular to the intellectual, and the latest literature, especially novels in serial instalments. By the 1870s the Melbourne Age dominated the journalistic stage. In the 1880s its circulation was far in excess of any other daily throughout all British colonial possessions and its proprietor, the driven, talented immigrant Scotsman David Syme, was acknowledged as the leader of the Australian press. For the influence that he and his newspapers exercised, he became a legend in his lifetime and for several generations after his death in 1908. Making use of family and business records and the massive nineteenth-century newspaper archive now becoming accessible through digitisation and searching via Trove, this biography of a powerful man of many parts seeks to go behind the legend and round out the story of his life primarily as press baron but also as theorist and author, financier, farmer, property developer and, not least, family man.