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The National Advocate was a daily English-language newspaper published in Bathurst, New South Wales.[1]

The National Advocate, 26 September 1889

Newspaper history

The newspaper was established on 28 September 1889, co-founded by Australian businessman James Rutherford as a vehicle to put forward a protectionist viewpoint.[2] The newspaper's board of directors included Francis Halliday who was at that time was president of the Bathurst National Protection League.[3] In 1939 The National Advocate's circulation was approximately 3,200 at the cost of one penny.[3] The newspaper ceased publication on 30 March 1963 after it merged with the Western Times to form the newspaper the The Western Advocate.[3]

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The National Advocate". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. ^ Everingham, Sam. "Divide and Conquer". Radio National. ABC. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country conscience: A history of the New South Wales provincial press, 1841-1995. Canberra City, A.C.T: Infinite Harvest Publishing. ISBN 0646402706.
  4. ^ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2015.