The Shoalhaven Telegraph Explained

The Shoalhaven Telegraph
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Type:	Weekly newspaper
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Founder:	Joseph Weston
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Foundation:	1879
Language:	English
Ceased Publication:	1937
Publishing City:	Nowra, New South Wales
Publishing Country:	Australia

The Shoalhaven Telegraph was a weekly newspaper published in Nowra, New South Wales, Australia from 1879 until 1937. It was first published as The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser.

History

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser was first published by Joseph Weston on 27 February 1879 in competition with the Shoalhaven News.^[1] Weston installed his brother-in-law John Maclean as the newspaper's editor. The Telegraphs name was changed to The Shoalhaven Telegraph in 1881.^[2] The Telegraph was sold to Maclean in 1886, who in turn sold it to Henry Rauch in 1900.^[3] In 1937 the Telegraph was absorbed by the Shoalhaven News.^[4]

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.^{[5] [6]}

See also

• List of newspapers in Australia
• List of newspapers in New South Wales

Notes and References

1. Book: Kirkpatrick, Rod. Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. 2000. Infinite Harvest Publishing. Canberra. 271.
2. Web site: The Shoalhaven telegraph. SLNSW catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. 31 July 2013.
3. Book: Kirkpatrick, Rod. Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. 2000. Infinite Harvest Publishing. Canberra. 272.
4. Book: Kirkpatrick, Rod. Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. 2000. Infinite Harvest Publishing. Canberra. 194.
5. Web site: Newspaper and magazine titles. Trove . National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013.
6. Web site: Newspaper Digitisation Program. National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013.