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The ''[[South African Journal]]'', founded in Cape Town in 1824 by [[Thomas Pringle]] and [[John Fairbairn]], was the first English-language magazine in the colony. A magazine, which like their other joint project, 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. | The ''[[South African Journal]]'', founded in Cape Town in 1824 by [[Thomas Pringle]] and [[John Fairbairn]], was the first English-language magazine in the colony. A magazine, which like their other joint project, 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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| + | 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. | ||
http://www.thejournalist.org.za/pioneers/pringle-and-fairbairn | http://www.thejournalist.org.za/pioneers/pringle-and-fairbairn | ||
Revision as of 06:24, 8 July 2015
The South African Journal, founded in Cape Town in 1824 by Thomas Pringle and John Fairbairn, was the first English-language magazine in the colony. A magazine, which like their other joint project, 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.
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.
http://www.thejournalist.org.za/pioneers/pringle-and-fairbairn
