The Shoalhaven Telegraph
 The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser, 27 February 1879 | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Joseph Weston |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 1937 |
| City | Nowra, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
The Shoalhaven Telegraph was a weekly newspaper published in Nowra, New South Wales, Australia from 1879 until 1937. It was first published as The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser.
History
[edit]The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser was first published by Joseph Weston on 27 February 1879 in competition with the Shoalhaven News.[1] Weston installed his brother-in-law, John Maclean, as the newspaper's editor. The Telegraph's name was changed to The Shoalhaven Telegraph in 1881.[2] The Telegraph was sold to Maclean in 1886, who in turn sold it to Henry Rauch in 1900.[3] In 1937 the Telegraph was absorbed by the Shoalhaven News.[4]
Digitisation
[edit]The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. Canberra: Infinite Harvest Publishing. p. 271.
- ^ "The Shoalhaven telegraph". SLNSW catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. Canberra: Infinite Harvest Publishing. p. 272.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. Canberra: Infinite Harvest Publishing. p. 194.
- ^ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2024.