''The Bendigo Independent'' was a newspaper published in

Bendigo, Victoria Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban populat ...

, Australia.

History

The ''Independent'' was founded in Bendigo (also named Sandhurst) in or before March 1862. E. A. Banks (1854–1920) was the editor for many years. In November 1918 the management of the ''Independent'' purchased its competitor ''

The Bendigo Advertiser The ''Bendigo Advertiser'' (commonly referred to as ''"The Addy"'') is an Australian regional newspaper. It is the daily (Monday–Saturday) newspaper for Bendigo, Victoria, and its surrounding region. The paper is published by Australian Communi ...

'', and amalgamated the two titles under the banner of the latter.

Digitization

Copies of ''The Bendigo Independent'' of most issues fro
No. 8428
(1 January 1891) t
No. 14910
(30 November 1918) have been digitized by the

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and may be accessed via

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. The newspaper was issued daily (except Sundays) during this period.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bendigo Independent Defunct newspapers published in Victoria (Australia) 1862 establishments in Australia 1918 disestablishments in Australia