The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser
The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser (also titled The Monaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser) was a newspaper published in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia from 1861 to 24 December 1931.
History
[edit]Publication of The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser began after 23 February 1861, when a meeting was held in Cooma to consider establishing a local paper.[1] 25 April 1861 is the earliest edition found in Australian library collections on the Trove database.[citation needed] Between 1864 and 1875, the paper was published by T. W. Heney and G. W. Spring.[1] Initially, the newspaper was published weekly, on Saturday.
Around 1898 it was taken over by Frances Charles Hogg (died 1938),[2] for 15 years editor of the Wagga Express[3]
It ceased publication with the 24 December 1931 issue, when it was absorbed by the Cooma Express.[4]
Masthead
[edit]The earliest issue digitized for Trove (31 October 1862) has the spelling Monaro Mercury, . . . and became Manaro Mercury, . . . with Vol.3 No.1 of 3 April 1863, although the printery, which advertised date cards ("accarately compiled") as well as "Baker's Furniture Polish", retained the earlier spelling[5] (amended and corrected in the subsequent issue).[6] It was still Manaro Mercury, . . . on 24 December 1931, when the proprietor, F. C. Hogg, announced that the paper had been sold to Wallace Craigie, owner of the Cooma Express,[7] and would be incorporated into his newspaper.[8] The name of the district is now spelled Monaro.
Digitisation
[edit]The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.[9][10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Newspapers". Monaro Pioneers. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 479. New South Wales, Australia. 22 November 1938. p. 10. Retrieved 14 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "F. C. Hogg at Wagga". The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser. No. 3029. New South Wales, Australia. 17 June 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser". Trove. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Advertising". The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser. Vol. 3, no. 1. New South Wales, Australia. 3 April 1863. p. 1. Retrieved 13 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser. Vol. 3, no. 2. New South Wales, Australia. 10 April 1863. p. 1. Retrieved 13 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Wedding at Strathfield". The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. 26 November 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. 24 December 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2013.