The Muswellbrook Chronicle and Upper Hunter advertiser

Last updated February 28, 2019

The Muswellbrook Chronicle and Upper Hunter advertiser is a newspaper published in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia since 1872. It has also been published as Muswellbrook chronicle, Muswellbrook & Denman, Upper Hunter regional show, and Hunter unlimited.

Newspaper scheduled publication containing news of events, articles, features, editorials, and advertising

A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events.

Muswellbrook, New South Wales Town in New South Wales, Australia

Muswellbrook is a town in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about 243 km (151 mi) north of Sydney and 127 km (79 mi) north-west of Newcastle.

New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. In March 2018, the population of New South Wales was over 7.9 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 5.1 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.

History

The Muswellbrook Chronicle can trace its origin back to 1868 when it was called The Muswellbrook Monitor, this was then followed by the Courier, published from 1872-1876 and continued by the Upper Hunter Standard from 1876-1888. This subsequently gave way to the Muswellbrook Chronicle, which was established in August 1888 by Pierce Healy.^[1]

Digitisation

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

The National Library of Australia (NLA) is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the Australian people." In 2012–13, the National Library collection comprised 6,496,772 items, and an additional 15,506 metres (50,873 ft) of manuscript material. It is located in Parkes, Canberra, ACT.

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References

↑ "Interesting History of Present and Past Newspapers". The Muswellbrook Chronicle. 25 June 1954. p. 12. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
↑ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
↑ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

External links

The Muswellbrook Chronicle (NSW : 1898 - 1955) at Trove

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[1] "Interesting History of Present and Past Newspapers". The Muswellbrook Chronicle. 25 June 1954. p. 12. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[2] "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

[3] "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2013.