The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal

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Front page, 4 January 1899

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal, also published as Kiama Reporter and The Reporter and Illawarra Journal, was a semi-weekly, then later a weekly English language newspaper published in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia.

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Newspaper history

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal was published from circa 1876-1878 [1] [2] until 1947. It was published under the title Kiama Reporter from 1886-1887 [3] and The Reporter and Illawarra Journal from 1887–1894. [4] The circulation was semi-weekly until 1920 when publication changed to weekly. [5] In 1947 The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal merged with The Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser to form Kiama Independent. [6]

Digitisation

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia. [7]

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References

  1. Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press, 1841-1995. Canberra City, A.C.T.: Infinite Harvest Publishing. p. 271. ISBN   0646402706.
  2. "The Kiama reporter and Illawarra journal". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. "Kiama reporter". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. "The reporter and Illawarra journal". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. "The Kiama reporter and Illawarra journal". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  6. "Kiama Independent". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  7. "Australian Newspaper Digitisation program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2016.