The Wellington Independent

''The Wellington Independent'' was an early

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, New Zealand. The first issue of it was on 2 April 1845 and it continued until 1874 when it was replaced by

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The paper was published twice weekly from July 1854 and thrice weekly from July 1862, and went daily in January 1871.The Wellington Independent—Available issues, 1871
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Digital copies of all issues are available online via the

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