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y separately published work icon The Atlas newspaper issue  
Issue Details: First known date: 1845... vol. 1 no. 18 29 March 1845 of The Atlas est. 1844 The Atlas
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1845 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Mesmeric Phenomenoni"As when the leader of a Coach falls ill", single work poetry
This poem uses the imagery of a cart-horse replacing the leader in pulling a coach. The poem alludes to the competition offered to the Sydney Morning Herald by the advent of the Atlas.
 (p. 205)
Untitled, single work column
The writer for the Atlas argues that the presence of the weekly Atlas has led to a raising of the standards at the daily Sydney Morning Herald and an improvement in the daily's coverage of events in New South Wales.
 (p. 205-206)
Untitledi"'Give me a cast,' the Squatter cries,", single work poetry humour (p. 207)
Quit-Rentsi"They told me 'twas a glorious land,", Robert Lowe , single work poetry (p. 207)
Note:
  • Epigraph: So soft the scene so formed for joy, / So tell the tyrants that destroy. - Giaour
  • Published anonymously in this source.
Songi"Oh Governor Gipps is come out of the west", J. L. T. (fl.1845-1850) , single work poetry (p. 207)
Epigrami"Midas in days of yore, as poets told,", single work poetry (p. 208)
Humbug : A Trio by I. Nathan, single work review
— Review of Humbug Isaac Nathan , 1845 single work lyric/song ; (p. 211)
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