West Gippsland Gazette

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Front page of first issue, 5 July 1898

The West Gippsland Gazette was a newspaper published in Warragul, Victoria, Australia. [1]

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History

The newspaper was published from 5 July 1898 to 23 December 1930 by A.J. Harvey and Co. [1]

Digitisation

The newspaper has been digitised and is available via Trove. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "West Gippsland Gazette (Warragul, Vic. : 1898 - 1930)". Trove . Retrieved 19 May 2017.

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