The Victorian Review originally subtitled A journal of the Volunteer Force was a weekly magazine produced in Melbourne, Australia, and ran for a few months from December 1860, aimed directly at civil servants and the colonies' defence personnel, but much of its reporting was on arts and artists.
A companion weekly, The Federal Australian ran from 1881; both failed in 1886, largely due to mismanagement.
The Victorian Review began as a weekly magazine for the voluntary militia and public servants, largely modelled on the Army and Navy Gazette.
Rather than being operated by steam, the press was powered by water pressure from the Yan Yean reservoir.
The title was revived as a monthly magazine in November 1879 by H. Mortimer Franklyn, an American huckster of dubious editorial and journalistic ability but considerable panache.