''The Evening News'' was the first
evening newspaper
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published in
Sydney
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New South Wales
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, Australia. It was published from 29 July 1867 to 21 March 1931.
The Sunday edition was published as the ''Sunday News''.
History
''The Evening News'' was founded in 1867 by
Samuel Bennett
Samuel Bennett (28 March 1815 – 2 June 1878) was a journalist, newspaper owner and historian in colonial Australia.
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Bennett was born in Camborne, Cornwall, England. He went to Australia in 1841, having been engaged by Mess ...
[ and was regarded as a "less serious read" than other Sydney newspapers.]Associated Newspapers
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, who had acquired most Sydney newspaper titles by that time.[ A Sunday morning edition was published as ''Sunday News'' from 1919-1930.][
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Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program
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See also
* 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)
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References
External links
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Defunct newspapers published in Sydney
Newspapers on Trove
Publications established in 1867
1867 establishments in Australia
Publications disestablished in 1931
1931 disestablishments in Australia