Daylesford Advocate Explained

The Daylesford Advocate was a Victorian newspaper first published in 1878 as The Daylesford Advocate and Hepburn Glenlyon and Blanket Flat Chronicle.^[1]

History

An earlier incarnation, the Daylesford Advocate and Hepburn Courier, was briefly published by James Shelton Brocklehurst in April 1859, but it closed in December 1860 due to competition from the newly launched The Daylesford Express and Hepburn Advertiser.^[2] As in many country towns, competition and absorption of weaker titles by stronger titles saw the incorporation by the Advocate of the Mercury & Express (1880) and the Herald (1909).

The paper ceased publication without explanation in March 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Digitisation

This newspaper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program.^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Web site: AustLit. 12 February 2015. The Daylesford Advocate and Hepburn, Glenlyon, and Blanket Flat Chronicle. AustLit.
2. Book: Kirkpatrick, Rod. The bold type : a history of Victoria's country newspapers, 1840-2010. The Victorian Country Press Association. 2010. 9780977556229. Ascot Vale, Victoria. 52.
3. Web site: Newspaper Titles. 12 February 2015. Trove. National Library of Australia.
4. Web site: Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program. 12 February 2015. National Library of Australia. 2 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702090621/http://www.nla.gov.au/content/newspaper-digitisation-program. dead.