The Molong Express and Western District Advertiser

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser

The Molong Express and Western District Advertiser is a newspaper published in Molong, New South Wales, Australia since 1876.

History

The Molong Express was first published on 1 October 1876 by Henry Vale Leathem and promoted the cause of free trade. Leathem continued to publish the Molong Express until he died in 1879, after which it was published by his widow, Marion Leathem, and his sons.[1]

The Molong Express faced competition from The Molong Argus which was first published in 1895 which adopted a protectionist viewpoint.[2]

The Leathems continued to publish The Molong Express until 1933 when it was sold to Walter Pollard Stanger. Stanger also bought The Molong Argus in 1934 and shortly afterwards incorporated it into The Molong Express.[3]

The Molong Express has been owned by Norman Bloomfield since 1955.

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program (ANDP) project of the National Library of Australia.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. Canberra: Infinite Harvest Publishing. p. 83.
  2. ↑ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. Canberra: Infinite Harvest Publishing. p. 83.
  3. ↑ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. Canberra: Infinite Harvest Publishing. p. 83.
  4. ↑ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove Digitised newspapers and more. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

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