The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News
The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News (also published as the Newcastle Chronicle) was a weekly English language newspaper published in Newcastle, New South Wales.
 Front page of The Newcastle Chronicle on 23 March 1867 | |
| Type | Weekly (Saturday), then Bi-weekly (Wednesday, Saturday) from 1861, then Tri-weekly (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) from 1862 |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founder(s) | Hugh M'Dicken and James Baker |
| Founded | 21 August 1858 |
| Political alignment | Liberal, Independent |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 1876 merged into Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners Advocate. |
| Headquarters | Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Website | https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/ |
| Free online archives | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title353 From 1866 |
History
editThe newspaper was first published in 1858. It was originally published weekly but was later published more frequently, moving to biweekly and then triweekly editions.[1] From 1866 to 1876 it was published as the Newcastle Chronicle.[2]
The paper ceased publication in 1876, with the commencement of The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners Advocate.[3] The Herald also replaced the Miners Advocate and Northumberland Recorder which had commenced publication in 1873.[4]
In November 1875, William Aubrey Burnage became a partner in the business. In January of the following year Hugh M'Dicken sold his share in the partnership to Burnage, leaving Burnage as sole proprietor.[5]
Archives
editThe newspaper is available on microfilm at the State Library of New South Wales.[6] It has been digitised by the National Library of Australia under its Newspaper Digitisation Program.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About Us | Newcastle Herald". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "The Newcastle chronicle [microform]". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ The Newcastle chronicle and Hunter River district news [microform], H.M'Dicken and J. Baker, 1866
- ^ "About Us | Newcastle Herald". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ William Aubrey Burnage
- ^ "The Newcastle chronicle and Hunter River district news". State Library of NSW. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "New titles coming". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2013.