The Picton Argus

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The Picton Argus was an English language newspaper published in Picton, New South Wales, Australia. It was also named The Picton Advocate, The Picton Post and Advocate and finally The Picton Post in 1907.

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History

Picton Post, 4 Sept. 1907 Picton Post 4 Sept. 1907.PNG
Picton Post, 4 Sept. 1907

The Picton Argus started around 1885 and was published by Edward Frederick Webb. It ceased in 1896 and was continued by The Picton Advocate, published by Alfred Stanley-Turner which continued until around 1898 when it became The Picton Post and Advocate, published by W.A. Laverty. This publication continued until August 1907 when it became simply The Picton Post, published by A.L. Burgess which ceased in June 1982 when it was absorbed by The Macarthur Advertiser. [1]

Digitisation

The various versions of the paper have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program [2] project hosted by the National Library of Australia. [3]

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References

  1. "SLNSW Catalogue". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  3. "Trove Digitised Newspapers". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2013.

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