William Aubrey Burnage

19th-century Australian writer and journalist

William Aubrey Burnage, writer and newspaper owner, was born c. 1847.[1] He was the son of Thomas Aubrey Burnage (c. 1824 – 4 January 1902) and Kezia Agatha Burnage (c. 1826 – 13 September 1901).[2]

In November 1875, Burnage became a partner in Hugh McDicken's printing and publishing business, the Newcastle Chronicle, located in Newcastle, New South Wales.[3] In January of the following year McDicken sold his share in the partnership to Burnage, leaving Burnage as sole proprietor.[4] Burnage's novel, Bertha Shelley, was serialised in the newspaper, which ceased publication in 1876.[5]

Burnage's 3-act play, Constance, was performed at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle, as a farewell benefit for Mr J.C. Joyce in July 1874.[6]

Burnage was 34 years old when he died at Newcastle, New South Wales, on 2 December 1881 after a long and painful illness.[1][7]

## Bibliography

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* Bertha Shelley, the Lily of the Hunter Valley, 1875
* A Novel Without a Name, 1877
* A Peep behind the Scenes (Showing How the New Cabinet Was to Have Been Formed; How It Was Formed; and Who Licked It into Form): A Political Satire, Sydney : C. E. Fuller, 1877 [poetry].
* Constance, a three-act play, ca. 1874 (Manuscript)[8]
* A Swim for a Wife, 1875. (This novel has probably not survived. It was serialised in the Newcastle Chronicle and only a few instalments of the work appear to exist.[9])

## External links

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* ebooks by William Aubrey Burnage at Project Gutenberg Australia

## References

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1. ^ a b Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate Saturday 3 December 1881, page 4. Accessed 31 January 2015.
2. ^ Austlit. Accessed 31 January 2015.
3. ^ Newcastle Chronicle, 27 November 1875, p.4 Accessed 31 January 2015.
4. ^ Newcastle Chronicle, 6 January 1876, p2 Accessed 31 January 2015.
5. ^ Newcastle Chronicle
6. ^ http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemdetailpaged.aspx?itemid=441651 State Library of NSW Manuscripts Collection Retrieved on 31 January 2015
7. ^ Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate Saturday 3 December 1881 Accessed 31 January 2015.
8. ^ State Library of New South Wales Accessed 31 January 2015.
9. ^ Newcastle Chronicle Saturday 3 April 1875 Accessed 31 January 2015.

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