''Bell's Life...'' was a group of newspapers produced in

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in the mid-nineteenth century based upon the English publication ''

Bell's Life in London ''Bell's Life in London, and Sporting Chronicle'' was a British weekly sporting paper published as a pink broadsheet between 1822 and 1886. History ''Bell's Life'' was founded by Robert Bell, a London printer-publisher. Bell sold it to William In ...

''. Most publications lasted a short duration. The subtitles were usually ''sporting chronicle''. The

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and

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papers were precursors of the ''

Australasian Post The ''Australasian Post'', commonly called the ''Aussie Post'', was Australia's longest-running weekly picture magazine. History and profile Its origins are traceable to Saturday, 3 January 1857, when the first issue of ''Bell's Life in Victori ...

''.

Sydney

In Sydney,

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it was known as '' Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer'' and had a longer publication run of 1845 to 1872. Stories and articles from the Sydney paper were carried by other newspapers.

Hobart

In Tasmania, the subtitle was the more extensive ''sporting chronicle, agricultural gazette and country journal''.

Melbourne

In Melbourne, Victoria the publication was titled "Victoria", rather than the city name.

Adelaide

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, the publication lasted for less than a year.

Perth

The publication in

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came later than other Australian versions in the 1890s, with an added phrase in the subtitle of ''society journal''.

References

{{reflist, 30em Defunct newspapers published in Australia