Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer
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Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer, also published as Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle, was a weekly English language newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia between 1845 and 1870.
History
[edit]The newspaper was first published on 4 January 1845 by Thomas Revel Johnson. He took on a business partner, George Ferrers Pickering, in 1847. However, Johnson left the company in 1848 and was succeeded by Charles Hamilton Nichols (the son of Isaac Nichols).[1] Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer was published from 1845 to 1860. The publication was continued as Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle, which was published from 1860 to 1870.[2]
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Digitisation
[edit]The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[3][4]
See also
[edit]- List of newspapers in Australia
- List of newspapers in New South Wales
- List of defunct newspapers of Australia
References
[edit]- ^ "Trove". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Sport and Recreation". Documenting Life in New South Wales. State Library of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/selected_newspapers/ Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program.
- ^ Brown, Jerelynn (2011). "Tabloids in the State Library of NSW collection: A reflection of life in Australia". Australian Journal of Communication. 38 (2): 107–121.