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 James Thorburn Brown, predating The Daily Advertiser by ten years.[2] The paper changed name several times ceasing 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
- Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser (NSW : 1858–1859; 1866; 1872–1875) at Trove Digitised newspapers and more
- Wagga Wagga Express (NSW : 1879–1920) at Trove Digitised newspapers and more
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