Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate explained

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate was a newspaper published in Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia from 1891 to 1914. It was also published as the International Courier and continued by the Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate.[1]

History

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate was first published in 1891 by Geoffrey William Bentley. The newspaper was a Broadsheet bi-weekly and circulated every Tuesday and Friday. Priced at two pennies, it was four pages long, with 7 columns across each page. Dominating the front page was an array of product and service advertisements; however, the Post Office timetable flanked the left side. Local news began on the second page and was followed by wider national and international news. This encompassed events occurring in Sydney and Queensland, to correspondence from London about the Transvaal War or the Second Boer War.[2]

In February 1914, the publication became the Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate when Gordon Cumming Stevenson took over ownership.[3]

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.[4] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tenterfield and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate. Catalogue. State Library of NSW. 24 October 2013.
  2. Web site: Tenterfield and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate. Catalogue. State Library of NSW. 30 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Tenterfield Courier and District Advertiser. Trove. National Library of Australia. 25 October 2013.
  4. Web site: Newspaper and magazine titles. Trove . National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013.
  5. Web site: Newspaper Digitisation Program. National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013.