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''Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer'', also published as ''Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle'', was a weekly English language newspaper published in
Sydney
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, New South Wales, Australia between 1845 and 1870.
History
The newspaper was first published on 4 January 1845 by Thomas Revel Johnson. He took on a business partner, George Ferrers Pickering, in 1847. However, Johnson left the company in 1848 and was succeeded by Charles Hamilton Nichols (the son of
Isaac Nichols
Isaac Nichols (29 July 1770 – 18 November 1819) was an English born Australian farmer, shipowner and public servant who was a convict transported to New South Wales on the Third Fleet, on the Admiral Barrington. He was transported for seven y ...
).
''Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer'' was published from 1845 to 1860. The publication was continued as ''Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle'', which was published from 1860 to 1870.
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the
Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program
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of the
National Library of Australia
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.
[http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/selected_newspapers/ Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program.]
See also
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List of newspapers in Australia
This is a list of newspapers in Australia. For other older newspapers, see list of defunct newspapers of Australia.
National
In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965.
Daily newspape ...
*
List of newspapers in New South Wales
This is a list of newspapers in New South Wales in Australia.
List of newspapers in New South Wales (A)
List of newspapers in New South Wales (B)
List of newspapers in New South Wales (C)
List of newspapers in New South Wales (D)
Li ...
*
List of defunct newspapers of Australia
This is a list of defunct newspapers of Australia. For current Australian newspapers, see List of newspapers in Australia.
National
* ''Business Review Weekly'' (1981–2013)
* '' The Bulletin'' (1880–2008)
* ''Nation'' (1958-1972)
* ''Nation ...
References
External links
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*Green, Jonathon
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