The Referee (newspaper) explained
The Referee was a newspaper published in Sydney, Australia from 1886 to 1939.[1]
History
The Referee was first published on 20 October 1886 as The Sydney Referee by Edward Lewis.[2] In 1933 it absorbed The Arrow.[3] It ceased on 31 August 1939.[4] [5]
In 1887 Nat Gould started work as "Verax", horse-racing editor for the paper, which published in serial form his first novel, With the Tide, followed by his next five. He returned to England in 1895.[6]
Digitisation
This paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.[7] [8]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Referee (Sydney, New South Wales). Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. 17 October 2013.
- News: Issue 1 Page 1 . The Sydney Referee . 1 . New South Wales, Australia . 20 October 1886 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
- Web site: Arrow (Sydney, New South Wales). Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. 17 October 2013.
- Web site: The Referee (Sydney) . Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. 6 September 2020.
- News: "The Referee" Says "Good-bye" . The Referee . 2736 . New South Wales, Australia . 31 August 1939 . 6 September 2020 . 1.
- News: Nat Gould Passes . The Referee. Sydney . 30 July 1919 . 18 March 2015 . 1.
- Web site: Newspaper and magazine titles. Trove . National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013.
- Web site: Newspaper Digitisation Program. National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013.
