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The Bermuda Gazette was a Bermudian English-language weekly newspaper. Published from 1784 to 1803 by Joseph Stockdale, it was Bermuda's first newspaper. In 1782, the Bermudian Legislature arranged for a printing press, and brought Stockdale from England to run it.
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- ↑ Stockdale, Joseph (17 January 1784). "Untitled advertisement". Bermuda Gazette. Stockdale House, Printer's Alley, St. George's Town, St. George's Parish, Bermuda.
- ↑ "St. Peter's Church - St. George's, Bermuda" . Retrieved 23 April 2023.