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The ''Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal'' was an English language
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, Australia.


History

First appearing on 10 April 1859, ''The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal'' was published twice weekly from 1859 until January 1958. From 2 July 1915, it alternated with ''The Braidwood Review and District Advocate''. The newspaper was on Wednesdays and Saturdays until June 1915 and then Tuesdays and Saturdays. In the early 1860s the newspaper was purchased by John Musgrave and Mr. J. Cosgrove. Musgrave later bought out his partner, remaining as sole publisher of the paper until his death on 21 August 1914. In July 1912 the paper was one of the first to publish an account of the connection between the
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Digitisation

Many issues of the paper which appeared between 1888 and 1912 have been digitised as part of the
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See also

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List of newspapers in Australia This is a list of newspapers in Australia. For other older newspapers, see list of defunct newspapers of Australia. National In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965. Daily newspape ...
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List of newspapers in New South Wales This is a list of newspapers in New South Wales in Australia. List of newspapers in New South Wales (A) List of newspapers in New South Wales (B) List of newspapers in New South Wales (C) List of newspapers in New South Wales (D) Li ...
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List of defunct newspapers of Australia This is a list of defunct newspapers of Australia. For current Australian newspapers, see List of newspapers in Australia. National * ''Business Review Weekly'' (1981–2013) * '' The Bulletin'' (1880–2008) * ''Nation'' (1958-1972) * ''Nation ...


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