The Singleton Argus

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Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate, 15 July 1874

The Singleton Argus, also published as The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate, is a semiweekly English language newspaper published in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia since 1874.

Singleton, New South Wales Town in New South Wales, Australia

Singleton is a town on the banks of the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. Singleton is 197 kilometres (122 mi) north-north-west of Sydney, and 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Newcastle. At June 2015, Singleton had an urban population of 16,921.

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History

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate began as a weekly newspaper and was first published on 15 July 1874 by John Willis. [1] In September 1874 it was purchased by Thomas Boyce and Henry Pinchin. [2] The title was shortened to The Singleton Argus on 14 July 1880. [3]

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Pogonoski, Reg. C. (1938). "The History of Journalism and Printing in the North of New South Wales". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Historical Society. 24 (5-6): 425.
  2. ↑ Teale, Ruth. "Boyce, Charles (1835–1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Singleton Argus". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Newspaper Digitisation program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
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