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The ''Goulburn Evening Penny Post'' was an English-language
The ''Goulburn Evening Penny Post'' was an English-language newspaper
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as p ...
published in Goulburn
Goulburn ( ) is a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of the Australian state of New South Wales, approximately south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Canberra. It was proclaimed as Australia's first inland city through letters pate ...
, New South Wales
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, Australia from 1870 until 1957. At various times the paper was known as ''Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser'', ''Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post and Southern Counties General Advertiser'', ''Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post'' and ''Goulburn Evening Post'', and later absorbed a rival newspaper, the ''Goulburn Herald
''The Goulburn Herald'' was an English language newspaper published in Goulburn, New South Wales. At various times the paper was known as ''The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser'' and ''The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle''. It is ...
'', before finally shortening its name to the ''Goulburn Post''.
History
The newspaper first appeared in 1870 under the masthead ''Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser'' and was published three times per week by Thomas Daniel and George Grey. It is one of the earlier newspapers in the colony commencing publication in 1870, thirty years before the federation of Australia. The paper changed names several times: A special edition of the ''Goulburn Evening Penny Post'' was issued on 25 October 1920, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the city ofGoulburn
Goulburn ( ) is a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of the Australian state of New South Wales, approximately south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Canberra. It was proclaimed as Australia's first inland city through letters pate ...
.
Digitisation
The various versions of the paper have been digitised up until 1953 as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project hosted by theNational Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "mainta ...
.
See also
* List of newspapers in New South Wales * List of newspapers in AustraliaReferences
External links
* * {{Trove newspaper, 369, Goulburn Evening Post, NSW : 1940 - 1957Bibliography
* Holden, W Sprague 1961, Australia goes to press, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne. * Mayer, Henry 1964, The press in Australia, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne. * Walker, R B 1976, The newspaper press in New South Wales 1803-1920, Sydney University Press, Sydney. Defunct newspapers published in New South Wales Publications established in 1870 Publications disestablished in 1957 1870 establishments in Australia Goulburn 1957 disestablishments in Australia Newspapers on Trove