''The Molong Express and Western District Advertiser'' is a
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published in
Molong, New South Wales, Australia since 1876.
History
''The Molong Express'' was first published on 1 October 1876 by
Henry Vale Leathem
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and promoted the cause of free trade. Leathem continued to publish ''the Molong Express'' until he died in 1879, after which it was published by his widow,
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, and his sons.
''The Molong Express'' faced competition from ''The Molong Argus'' which was first published in 1895 which adopted a protectionist viewpoint.
The Leathems continued to publish '' The Molong Express'' until 1933 when it was sold to
Walter Pollard Stanger
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. Stanger also bought ''The Molong Argus'' in 1934 and shortly afterwards incorporated it into ''The Molong Express''.
''The Molong Express'' was owned by
Norman Bloomfield
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from 1955 until his death in 2005.
The ''Express'' was purchased by Paul Mullins in 2006 and has been produced and published since then by Paul and his partner Rozzi Smith (Editor).
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the
Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program
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