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Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate, 15 July 1874

The Singleton Argus, also published as The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate, is a semiweekly English language newspaper published in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia since 1874.

History

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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate began as a weekly newspaper and was first published on 15 July 1874 by John Willis.[1] In September 1874 it was purchased by Thomas Boyce and Henry Pinchin.[2] The title was shortened to The Singleton Argus on 14 July 1880.[3]

Digitisation

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pogonoski, Reg. C. (1938). "The History of Journalism and Printing in the North of New South Wales". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Historical Society. 24 (5–6): 425.
  2. ^ Teale, Ruth. "Boyce, Charles (1835–1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Singleton Argus". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Newspaper Digitisation program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
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