The Singleton Argus
Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate 15 July 1874
The Singleton Argus, also published as The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate, is a semiweekly English language newspaper published in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia since 1874.
History
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate began as a weekly newspaper and was first published on 15 July 1874 by John Willis.[1] In September 1874 it was purchased by Thomas Boyce and Henry Pinchin.[2] The title was shortened to The Singleton Argus on 14 July 1880.[3]
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program (ANDP) project of the National Library of Australia.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Pogonoski, Reg. C. (1938). "The History of Journalism and Printing in the North of New South Wales". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Historical Society 24 (5-6): 425.
- ↑ Teale, Ruth. "Boyce, Charles (1835–1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ↑ "Singleton Argus". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ↑ "Newspaper Digitisation program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
External links
- The Singleton Argus
- The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate (NSW : 1874 - 1880) at Trove Digitised newspapers and more
- Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 - 1954) at Trove Digitised newspapers and more
- Press timeline: Select chronology of significant Australian press events to 2011
- The birth of the newspaper in Australia
- Isaacs, Victor, Kirkpatrick, Rod and Russell, John (2004). Australian Newspaper History: A Bibliography
- Isaacs, Victor; Kirkpatrick, Rod, Two hundred years of Sydney newspapers: A short history, Rural Press Ltd
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