The Launceston Courier was a weekly newspaper published in
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston () or () is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, at the confluence of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River (kanamaluka). As of 2021, Launceston has a population of 87,645. Material was copied ...
, from 12 October 1840 to 20 March 1843.
History
The paper was established by John Knight (c. 1800 – 7 December 1860) of Carr Villa, Launceston, who was also a partner with John Pascoe Fawkner and Henry Dowling in the ''
Launceston Advertiser'' (1829–1846), selling his interest to Benard Charles Jolly in September 1843.
In its final year it incorporated a section ''Launceston Courier and Teetotal Advocate''.
Not to be confused with the ''
Weekly Courier Weekly, The Weekly, or variations, may refer to:
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'', published in Launceston 1901–1935 by the company whose ''
Examiner
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'' continues to this day.
Trove
The ''Launceston Courier'' has been digitized by the
National Library of Australia
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and may be accessed via
Trove
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.
The Teetotal Advocate
See also
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List of newspapers in Tasmania
This is a list of newspapers published in Tasmania in Australia through its history. From the founding as Van Dieman's Land, through the establishment of the Colony of Tasmania to the creation of a state of Australia as Tasmania in 1901 to the p ...
References
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Defunct newspapers published in Tasmania
Newspapers established in 1840
Publications disestablished in 1843
Launceston, Tasmania
1840 establishments in Australia
1843 disestablishments in Australia