Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser
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The Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser was an English language newspaper published in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.
Newspaper history
[edit]The Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser was first published on 30 December 1843 by local printer Edmund Mason.[1] In the first editorial on page 1 of 30 December, the purpose of the paper was outlined as the "...promotion and protection of the trading, agricultural, and pastoral interests of the district...".[2] The editors promised to "zealously" labour for the advancement of "...the town and district of Parramatta to that important eminence her wealth, population, and resources entitle her to".[2]
The Chronicle was later sold by Mason to B.E. Bailey in September 1845 and from 4 October 1845 it appeared as The Cumberland Times and Western Advertiser, which ceased publication in 1911.[3]
Digitisation
[edit]The Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program by the National Library of Australia.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country Conscience. Canberra, ACT.: Infinite Harvest Publishing Pty. Ltd. p. 14. ISBN 0646402706.
- ^ a b "The Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser". TROVE, National Library of Australia. 31 October 2017.
- ^ "The Cumberland times". Australian Periodical Publications 1840-1845. 31 October 2017.