Uniting (newspaper) explained

Uniting was a weekly English language broadsheet newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was first published in 1892 as The Methodist, and subsequently for about a year as The Methodist and Congregationalist, before continuing as Forward.

History

Issue No. 1 of Vol. 1 of The Methodist was first published on 2 January 1892 by the Wesleyan Methodist Church.^[1] At this time it incorporated the newspaper The Weekly Advocate. The publishers aimed their publication at Methodists within New South Wales, but hoped to gain a wider audience.^[2] Issue No. 1 of Vol. 1 of

The Methodist briefly changed its title to The Methodist and Congregationalist in 1976 before being retitled as Forward in 1977.^[3] The title changed to Uniting in 1982 and ceased publication in 1987.^[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. Web site: The Methodist. SLNSW catalogue. State Library of NSW. 15 October 2014.
2. Looking Forward. The Methodist. 2 January 1892. 1. 1. 7. 15 October 2014.
3. Web site: The Methodist and Congregationalist. SLNSW catalogue. State Library of NSW. 15 October 2014.
4. Web site: Unitint. SLNSW catalogue. State Library of NSW. 15 October 2014.
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.