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''[[The South African Journal]]'' was a 19th century Cape Town magazine. (Sometimes written simply ''[[South African Journal]]''.)
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''[[The South African Journal]]'' was a 19th century Cape Town periodical. (Sometimes written simply ''[[South African Journal]]''.)
  
Founded in Cape Town in 1824 by [[Thomas Pringle]] and [[John Fairbairn]], it was the first English-language magazine in the colony. A magazine, which like their other joint project, the ''[[The South African Commercial Advertiser]]'', was to provide a vivid overview of life at the Cape in those years, and would also suffer suppression and censorship from the Colonial government.
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Founded in Cape Town in 1824 by [[Thomas Pringle]] and [[John Fairbairn]], it was the first English-language magazine in the colony. Like their other joint project, the ''[[The South African Commercial Advertiser]]'', the publication was to provide a vivid overview of life at the Cape in those years, and would also suffer suppression and censorship from the Colonial government.
  
 
A valuable source on 19th century Cape Town politics, life and culture, it published regular theatre reviews and advertisements for theatre productions, invaluable sources for theatre historians.
 
A valuable source on 19th century Cape Town politics, life and culture, it published regular theatre reviews and advertisements for theatre productions, invaluable sources for theatre historians.

Latest revision as of 06:50, 8 July 2015

The South African Journal was a 19th century Cape Town periodical. (Sometimes written simply South African Journal.)

Founded in Cape Town in 1824 by Thomas Pringle and John Fairbairn, it was the first English-language magazine in the colony. Like their other joint project, the The South African Commercial Advertiser, the publication was to provide a vivid overview of life at the Cape in those years, and would also suffer suppression and censorship from the Colonial government.

A valuable source on 19th century Cape Town politics, life and culture, it published regular theatre reviews and advertisements for theatre productions, invaluable sources for theatre historians.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_South_African_Commercial_Advertiser

http://www.eggsa.org/newspapers/index.php/south-african-commercial-advertiser

http://www.thejournalist.org.za/pioneers/pringle-and-fairbairn

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[1]

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