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The Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser was a short-lived English language regional broadsheet newspaper published in Granville, Sydney, Australia, from 1900 to 1901. The paper circulated in the townships of Parramatta, Granville, Clyde, Auburn, Newington, Rookwood, Flemington, Strathfield, Bankstown, Merrylands, Guildford and Fairfield. [1]

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History

The Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser prospectus was released August 1900, by the company Neale & Co. [2] The proprietor, Robert George Neale, a newspaper publisher of over 40-year's experience in Australia and New Zealand, [3] [4] established the paper's office and printing works in South Street, Granville, with the first issue of the Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser released on 14 September 1900, and issued weekly on Fridays for the cost of one penny. [5]

Neale & Co. relocated to the Albert Hall Buildings, on Sydney Road (now Parramatta Road), Granville, [6] with issue Vol. 1, No. 19, dated Friday, 18 January 1901 of the Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser, the first to be published from this location. [7]

In May 1901, R.G. Neale announced his retirement from newspaper publishing, and that he had sold the Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser to Mr H. Marcus, a reporter originating from Ipswich, Queensland. [8] The Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser continued on for a short time after, [9] although it is not known when it ceased publication. Marcus had transferred his business interests to Waerley in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, by December 1901. [10]

Availability

Hardcopy of the Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser is available from the first issue dated Friday, 14 September 1900 through to Vol. 1, No. 29, Friday, 29 March 1901. These issues are held by the State Library of New South Wales in offsite storage. [11]

Gosford Micrographics Pty Ltd filmed the available issues of the Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser onto a single reel of microfilm in August 1993. This microfilm can be viewed at the State Library of New South Wales, the library services at Cumberland Council and City of Parramatta Council, and the National Library of Australia. [12] [13] [14] [15]

All available issues of the Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser are available online via the National Library of Australia Trove digitised newspaper website. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Advertising". Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser. Vol. 1, no. 1. New South Wales, Australia. 14 September 1900. p. 1. Retrieved 25 June 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Advertising". The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate . Vol. XII, no. 779. New South Wales, Australia. 15 August 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 19 April 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "The Chronicle". Williamstown Chronicle . No. 2451. Victoria, Australia. 25 May 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 1 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "OBITUARY". Williamstown Chronicle . No. 3013. Victoria, Australia. 15 October 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 1 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Advertising". Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser. Vol. 1, no. 1. New South Wales, Australia. 14 September 1900. p. 1. Retrieved 25 June 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Advertising". Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser. Vol. 1, no. 20. New South Wales, Australia. 25 January 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 1 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Advertising". Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser. Vol. 1, no. 19. New South Wales, Australia. 18 January 1901. p. 8. Retrieved 1 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "OBITUARY". Williamstown Chronicle . No. 3013. Victoria, Australia. 15 October 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 1 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "PRESENTATION TO A RAILWAY OFFICER". Liverpool Herald . No. 322. New South Wales, Australia. 15 June 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 1 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "GENERAL NEWS". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser . Vol. XLII, no. 6382. Queensland, Australia. 24 December 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 1 September 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ State Library of New South Wales Catalogue entry
  12. ↑ State Library of New South Wales Catalogue entry
  13. ↑ Cumberland Council Library Catalogue entry
  14. ↑ City of Parramatta Council Library Catalogue entry
  15. ↑ National Library of Australia Catalogue entry
  16. ↑ "Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser (NSW : 1900 – 1901)". Trove, National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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