The Shoalhaven Telegraph
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The Shoalhaven Telegraph was a weekly newspaper published in Nowra, New South Wales, Australia from 1879 until 1937. It was first published as The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser.
History[]
The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser was first published by Joseph Weston on 27 February 1879 in competition with the Shoalhaven News.[1] Weston installed his brother-in-law John Maclean as the newspaper's editor. The Telegraph's name was changed to The Shoalhaven Telegraph in 1881.[2] The Telegraph was sold to Maclean in 1886, who in turn sold it to in 1900.[3] In 1937 the Telegraph was absorbed by the Shoalhaven News.[4]
Digitisation[]
The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.[5][6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. Canberra: Infinite Harvest Publishing. p. 271.
- ^ "The Shoalhaven telegraph". SLNSW catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. Canberra: Infinite Harvest Publishing. p. 272.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. Canberra: Infinite Harvest Publishing. p. 194.
- ^ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
External links[]
- Newspapers on Trove
- Defunct newspapers published in New South Wales