Kyneton Observer

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The Kyneton Observer was a newspaper based in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia. It began in March 1856 [1] [2] and became defunct on 28 August 1925. [2]

James Thomson was an editor of the paper c. 1870s. [3]

The Kyneton Observer was absorbed by the Kyneton Guardian [1] in 1925.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kyneton Connect" (PDF). December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Gazetteer of newspapers from the central Victorian goldfields (1851-1901)" (PDF). p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  3. Birman, Wendy. "Thomson, James (1852–1934)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN   1833-7538 . Retrieved 30 September 2013.

Website for the Kyneton Historical Society which holds past and current issues