Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser
The Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser, front page Saturday 13 November 1858
The Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser[1] was an English language newspaper published in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. It was the first newspaper to be published in Wagga Wagga, and was in circulation from 1858–1939.
History[]
The newspaper was first published on 30 October 1858 by , predating The Daily Advertiser by ten years.[2] The paper changed name several times and ceased publication in 1939.[3][4]
Masthead | Years of publication |
---|---|
Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser | 1858-1875[5] |
Wagga Wagga Express | 1875-1919[6] |
The Daily Express | 1919-1930[7] |
Wagga Wagga Express | 1930-1939[8] |
The Wagga Wagga Express offices were destroyed by fire on 14 February 1892 with only the account books being rescued from the blaze.[9]
Digitisation[]
The newspaper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project hosted by the National Library of Australia.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. Canberra: Infinite Harvest Publishing. p. 28.
- ^ "The Wagga Daily Advertiser Pty Ltd. (1868 –". Regional Records On-Line Guide. Charles Sturt University Regional Archives. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ Morris, S. (1999). Wagga Wagga, a history. Bobby Graham Publishers. p. 62. ISBN 1-875247-12-2.
- ^ "The Wagga Wagga express and Murrumbidgee district advertiser (1858-1875)". SLNSW catalogue. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Wagga Wagga Express (1875-1919)". SLNSW catalogue. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "The Daily Express". SLNSW catalogue. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Wagga Wagga Express (1930-1939)". SLNSW catalogue. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "[No heading]". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 15 February 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
Further reading[]
- Holden, W Sprague 1961, Australia goes to press, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne.
- Mayer, Henry 1964, The press in Australia, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne.
- Walker, R B 1976, The newspaper press in New South Wales 1803-1920, Sydney University Press, Sydney.
- Burch, Geoff 2012, Some History of The Wagga Wagga Express
External links[]
Categories:
- Newspapers on Trove
- Defunct newspapers published in New South Wales
- Publications established in 1858
- Publications disestablished in 1939
- 1858 establishments in Australia
- 1939 disestablishments in Australia
- Wagga Wagga