Cumberland Pacquet

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Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser
TypeWeekly
Format Broadsheet
Founded1774
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication31 December 1896
Headquarters Whitehaven, Cumberland, UK

The Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser was a regional British broadsheet newspaper which was published in Whitehaven, Cumberland, between 1774 and 31 December 1896. [1] [2] The paper was founded by Robert Gibson, and its age made it for some time the oldest newspaper published in the country of Cumberland. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "PastPresented: Cumbria's first newspapers". www.pastpresented.ukart.com. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser in British Newspaper Archive" . Retrieved 24 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ Jefferson, Samuel (1842). The History and Antiquities of Cumberland: With Biographical Notices and Memoirs. S. Jefferson. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
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