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 to 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 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. Retrieved 3 May 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ 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. 15 February 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 3 May 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
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
- Wagga Wagga Express (NSW : 1879–1917) at Trove
- The Daily Express (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1919 – 1930) at Trove
- Wagga Wagga Express (NSW : 1930 – 1939) at Trove
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