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First Issue Publication

When: 1897
Where: Melbourne
Part of: Australian radical paper Tocsin first published in Melbourne

The Tocsin began publication in 1897. Jack Castieau served as the first editor, and Norman Lindsay drew the first cover design.

The Tocsin was an Australian socialist newspaper published from 1897 to 1906. Jack Castieau served as the first editor, while artist Norman Lindsay drew its first cover design. A Trove record identifies the paper as a Melbourne, Victoria title, though the supplied passages do not state that the first issue itself appeared in that city.

Sources

The Tocsin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-14

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