The Aberystwyth Observer

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The Aberystwyth Observer
The Aberystwyth Observer Jun 19 1858.jpg
The Aberystwith observer and Cardiganshire general advertiser
Type weekly newspaper
Owner(s)David Jenkins (1857; 31 August 1872)
PublisherDavid Jenkins  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Editor Richard Hughes Williams
Launched19 June 1858  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
City Aberystwyth   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Country Wales
OCLC number 751651280

The Aberystwyth Observer (established in 1858) was a weekly conservative English language newspaper in Wales.

The paper was distributed in Ceredigion, West Montgomeryshire, and South Merionethshire. It contained general and local news and information, and a list of visitors. It was published by David Jenkins. [1]

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