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, as ''The Hobart Town Courier''. It changed its name to ''The Hobart Town Courier and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser'' in 1839, settling on ''The Courier'' in 1840. By 1830 the newspaper was printing 750 copies per issue. In 1859 it merged with '' The Hobart Town Daily Mercury''. ''

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'' is a daily newspaper, published in

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, Australia, by

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, part of News Corp Australia and

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. The weekend issues of the paper are called '' Mercury on Saturday'' and '' Sunday Tasmanian''. *Title- '' The Hobart Town Mercury'' lectronic resource *Publisher- John Davies, 1857. *Description- Digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers service which allows access to historic Australian newspapers. Also available on microfilm. Electronic reproduction. Canberra, A.C.T., :

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, 2008–2009 (Australian newspapers). Vol. 4, no. 379 (Feb. 2, 1857)-v. 6, no. 640 (Dec. 28, 1857). Mode of access:

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. Continues: '' Hobarton Mercury''; with issue for Aug. 24, 1857, absorbed: '' Colonial Times''. *Life dates- Vol. 4, no. 379 (Feb. 2, 1857)-v. 6, no. 640 (Dec. 28, 1857).3 v. *Later title- '' Hobart Town Daily Mercury'' 1835-6729 *Former title- '' Hobarton Mercury'' 1835-6710, '' Colonial Times'' ( Hobart, Tasmania) 1835-4734 *Place-Australia

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References

*
History of the Mercury
' from the Mercury Print Museum.

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Courier Defunct newspapers published in Tasmania Publications established in 1827 1827 establishments in Australia Newspapers in Hobart, Tasmania