Portland Guardian
The Portland Guardian was a weekly newspaper published between 1842 and 1964 in the seaport town of Portland, Victoria, Australia. It was known as the Portland Guardian and Normanby General Advertiser from 1842 to 1876.[1]
It was founded by Thomas Wilkinson[2] and James Swords, and was the second newspaper to be launched in country Victoria.[3] It was eventually absorbed by local rival Portland Observer, with the final issue appearing on 26 March 1964.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Portland Guardian and Normanby General Advertiser (Vic. : 1842 - 1843; 1854 - 1876) at Trove
- ^ "Victoria". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 23 April 1881. p. 6. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, R. 2010, The bold type: a history of Victoria’s country newspapers, 1840-2010, Victorian Country Press Association Ltd, Ascot Vale, p. 81
- ^ Kirkpatrick, R. 2010, The bold type: a history of Victoria’s country newspapers, 1840-2010, Victorian Country Press Association Ltd, Ascot Vale, p. 216
External links
- Portland Guardian (Vic. : 1876 - 1953) at Trove
- Digitised World War I Victorian newspapers from the State Library of Victoria
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