The ''Forbes Times'' was an English language newspaper published in

Forbes, New South Wales Forbes is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the Newell Highway between Parkes and West Wyalong. At the , Forbes had a population of 9,319. Forbes is probably named after Sir Francis Forbes, first ...

, Australia.

History

The ''Forbes Times'' was first published on 3 September 1870 by a Mr. J. Felt and ran until 31 March 1920 when it was incorporated into ''The Forbes Advocate''. The paper was "taken over" by ''The Forbes Advocate'' run by G.W. Brownhill. The New South Wales Country Free Press Association had long been advocating for the amalgamation of country newspapers where more than one existed in rural districts. With three local papers in Forbes, the scarcity and high cost of paper immediately after the first world war led to uncertainty in the market. Brownhill's decision to incorporate the ''Forbes Times'' into ''The Forbes Advocate'' was seen as not only necessary, but as a shrewd business move by both reducing production overheads and by eliminating a competitor.

Digitisation

''The Forbes Times'' has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the

National Library of Australia The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "mainta ...

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''Forbes Advocate''
Online Defunct newspapers published in New South Wales

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