Historedia
Person

Ward Stephens

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1831–1840

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ward Stephens, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. The Sydney Herald, later the Sydney Morning Herald, first appears

    1831–1840

    Role: Founder

    1. 1831 · Sydney, New South WalesFounding of the Sydney Herald

      Three former employees of the Sydney Gazette established the Sydney Herald in 1831, creating Australia's oldest continuously published newspaper.

    2. 26 December 1836 (front-page quote only) · Sydney, New South WalesEarly Editorial Stance and Myall Creek

      In 1836, the Sydney Herald published a front page advocating extermination, and later defended the Myall Creek massacre in print.

    3. 1840 · Sydney, New South WalesTransition to Daily Publication

      The newspaper began publishing daily in 1840, marking a significant operational change before its renaming.

Sources

  1. The Sydney Morning Herald Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-02