The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press explained

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press was a newspaper published in Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia from 1874 until 1949. It was also published as The Scrutineer and West Camden Advocate and The Scrutineer.

History

The Scrutineer and West Camden Advocate was first published on 9 April 1874 by William Joseph McCourt.^[1] McCourt sold the newspaper in 1886 for £300.^{[2] [3]}

In 1891 the newspaper shortened its name to The Scrutineer and lengthened it again in 1892 to The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press.^[4]

The Scrutineer was published by Ada Jane Hewison from 1913 until it ceased publishing in 1949.^[5]

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.^{[6] [7]}

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Scrutineer and West Camden advocate.. SLNSW Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. 9 May 2014.
2. Web site: McCourt, William Joseph (1851–1913). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography. 9 May 2014.
3. Book: Kirkpatrick, Rod. Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. 2000. Infinite Harvest Publishing. Canberra. 89.
4. Web site: The Scrutineer. SLNSW Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. 9 May 2014.
5. Book: Kirkpatrick, Rod. Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. 2000. Infinite Harvest Publishing. Canberra. 236.
6. Web site: Newspaper and magazine titles. Trove. National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013.
7. Web site: Newspaper Digitisation Program. National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013.