The Katoomba Times

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The Katoomba Times was established by George W. Spring in early 1889. [1]

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History

In early 1889, the year Katoomba became a municipality, Spring established The Katoomba Times which ran under his sole proprietorship until September 1890 when George P. C. Spring (Jun.) and John Albert Southwood took over. Under a revamped banner the paper continued publication until 1894 when Spring and Southwood moved to South Australia. In October 1890 the paper relocated from its original office in Main Street “ [1]

Digitisation

The Katoomba Times has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Blue Mountains Local Studies: Newspapers of The Blue Mountains". Blue Mountains Local Studies. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. "Newspaper and Magazine Titles". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. "Newspaper Digitisation Program". Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2013.