The Coff's Harbour Advocate

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The Coff's Harbour Advocate, front page, 12 February 1907

The Coff's Harbour Advocate was a weekly English language newspaper published from 1907 to 1972 in Coff's Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. It was also known as The Advocate, and The Coff's Harbour and Dorrigo Advocate. [1] [2]

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History

The paper was established on 12 February 1907 by Elizabeth May Campbell, with the assistance of Robert Clyde Packer. [2] The full text of the masthead read: The Coff's Harbour Advocate and Dorrigo, Orara, Coramba, Bucca Bucca, Woolgoogla, Glenreagh and Lower Clarence Advertiser. [3] The Sun's press at Bellingen was initially used to print the paper. [2]

In 1972 the paper was renamed The Advocate, published by the North Coast News. On 28 February 1984 the title reverted to The Coff's Harbour Advocate. [4]

Digitisation

TheCoff's Harbour Advocate has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Coff's Harbour Advocate". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country Conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press, 1841-1995. Canberra City, A.C.T.: Infinite Harvest. p. 73. ISBN   0646402706.
  3. ↑ "The Coff's Harbour Advocate". Trove: digitised newspapers. 12 February 1907. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Advocate". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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