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Rod Kirkpatrick states that the Gippsland Mercury was launched by Alexander Britton 'at Sale on November 1, 1869, using the presses of Gippsland's earliest newspaper, the Gippsland Guardian, which had closed four months earlier. Britton had been the editor of the Guardian.' (Source: Rod Kirkpatrick, 'A Sale Where Sometimes You Pay, and Sometimes You Don't', UQ eSpace (October 2005): 48-49)
Other sources, including the State Library of Victoria, provide1860 as the newspaper's start date.
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For publication history, including details of mergers, etc, see: http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/44222
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
PeriodicalNewspaper Details
Frequency:
Frequency varies ; originally semi-weekly
Range:
1 November 1869 - 22 December 1938
Mergers:
Incorporates the Gippsland Guardian (1855-1869) ; incorporated into the Gippsland Times (1861-1954)
Size:
62cm
Has serialised
- Married to an Actress, single work novel
- Dan Lyons' Doom, single work novel
Last amended 9 Jan 2014 09:46:21