The Tribune (Melbourne)
The Tribune was a newspaper first published in Melbourne, Australia in 1900 for the Roman Catholic Church.
History
- 1853
A newspaper Catholic Tribune was published in Melbourne by bookseller James Shanley (died March 1857) from 2 July 1853,[1][2] and may have ceased with the advent of the Advocate on 1 February 1868.[3]
- 1870
In November 1870 The Tribune was founded in Melbourne by William Ponsonby McMahon[4] aimed at a liberal–labour Catholic readership,[5] but failed to thrive. He then found employment working for the Melbourne Argus.
- 1900
In 1900 The Tribune subtitled "A Journal of Information and Literature" was founded, with McMahon its publisher and editor.[6][7] (Trove only has copies from No. 730 Vol. XIII of 3 January 1914 to No. 989 Vol. XVII of 26 December 1918). McMahon resigned in January 1920 to take up a less demanding post as organising secretary to the Victorian Catholic Federation.[6]
Sufficient references have been found to the Tribune in the intervening years to be assured of its continued existence to 1963,[8] in which year Michael Costigan served as its representative at the Second Vatican Council in Rome.[9]
The Tribune was printed at The Advocate Press.[10]
Some personnel
- Father W. B. Mangan was editor and managing director 1913–1924[11] He was chaplain of the First AIF during WWI.[12]
- J. A. Alexander was editor 1922[13] Alexander became political correspondent for the Herald.[14]
- Thomas J. Moore was editor before leaving to found The New Times c. 1934[15]
- Denys G. M. Jackson was editor 1936–1944 or later.[16]
- Thomas W. Brennan was sub-editor and poet, became lawyer[17]
- J. J. Collins was appointed manager in 1922[13]
- Father Francis Moynihan was associate editor from February 1924 to February 1925[18]
- J. J. McLean, news editor 1947[19]
- Bessie Marren, "Cecilia" of the Women's Page[19] She later married Arthur Calwell.
- Harrison Owen, London correspondent[19]
- Frank Kelly, previously with the Geelong Advertiser was journalist when McMahon was editor and offices were in Wardrop Buildings, Elizabeth Street.[19]
- Offices were in Errol Place, North Melbourne in 1923
Other Tribune newspapers in Melbourne
There have been other, unconnected and probably secular, Tribunes in Victoria:
- The Evening Tribune, first issue 30 March 1874, was founded by ex-employees of Mason & Firth's printery, sacked for taking part in a strike.[20] It was taken over by a consortium in October 1874[21] and vanished without trace.
- The Port Melbourne Tribune first appeared in April 1889[22] and William Howe became manager around 1890.[23][24] It was absorbed by The Port Melbourne Standard[25] in 1894.
References
- "Advocate Magazine". The Advocate (Melbourne). Vol. LXXXI, no. 4827. Victoria, Australia. 29 January 1948. p. 9. Retrieved 22 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Memories and Musings". The Advocate (Melbourne). Vol. LXXXIII, no. 4955. Victoria, Australia. 13 July 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 21 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "The Literary and Critical Page". The Advocate (Melbourne). Vol. LXIX, no. 4036. Victoria, Australia. 27 February 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 21 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Short-lived". South Australian Register. Vol. XXXV, no. 7501. South Australia. 28 November 1870. p. 6. Retrieved 21 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Family Notices". The Southern Cross (South Australia). Vol. XLV, no. 2252. South Australia. 2 June 1933. p. 11. Retrieved 15 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Purely Personal". The Southern Cross (South Australia). Vol. XXXII, no. 1579. South Australia. 23 January 1920. p. 12. Retrieved 15 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Who's Who". The W.A. Record. Vol. XXVIII, no. 1180. Western Australia. 9 May 1903. p. 13. Retrieved 15 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Church Ban On Tribune Article". The Canberra Times. Vol. 38, no. 10, 695. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 November 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 15 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- Michael Costigan (2009). "From News Weekly to the Catholic Weekly" (PDF). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- "The Catholic Press and Radio in Melbourne". The Advocate (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 13 May 1948. p. 37. Retrieved 17 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Purely Personal". The Southern Cross (South Australia). Vol. XXXVI, no. 1783. South Australia. 25 January 1924. p. 12. Retrieved 15 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Lourdes and Australia". Freeman's Journal. Vol. LXXIII. New South Wales, Australia. 24 May 1923. p. 10. Retrieved 15 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Gossip". Freeman's Journal. Vol. LXXII. New South Wales, Australia. 7 September 1922. p. 18. Retrieved 15 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Purely Personal". The Southern Cross (South Australia). Vol. XLIII, no. 2167. South Australia. 2 October 1931. p. 6. Retrieved 15 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Mr. T. J. Moore". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 28, 540. Victoria, Australia. 10 February 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 16 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Analysis of World News". Il Giornale Italiano. Vol. V, no. 20. New South Wales, Australia. 22 July 1936. p. 1. Retrieved 15 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Of General Interest". The Advocate (Melbourne). Vol. LXVIII, no. 4289. Victoria, Australia. 31 October 1935. p. 16. Retrieved 16 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Deceased Priest was Editor, Publisher". Catholic Weekly. Vol. VI, no. 278. New South Wales, Australia. 26 June 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- Frank Kelly (28 May 1947). "A Reporter's Reflections". The Advocate (Melbourne). Vol. LXXX, no. 4791. Victoria, Australia. p. 21. Retrieved 15 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "The Evening Tribune". North Melbourne Advertiser. No. 70. Victoria, Australia. 3 April 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 22 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Melbourne". The Ballarat Star. Vol. XIX, no. 244. Victoria, Australia. 13 October 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 22 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Advertising". The Record (Melbourne). No. 12292. Victoria, Australia. 27 April 1889. p. 2. Retrieved 21 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Port Melbourne's Mayor". The Record (Melbourne). Vol. XLII, no. 36. Victoria, Australia. 11 September 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 21 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Passing of Well Known Port Identity". The Record (Melbourne). Vol. LXXXIII, no. 20. Victoria, Australia. 23 May 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 21 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Our New Mayor". Port Melbourne Standard. Vol. XXX, no. 36. Victoria, Australia. 9 September 1916. p. 1. Retrieved 21 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.