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From: "Susie Zada" <>
Subject: [GEELONG] AHRR - #38 - Geelong Advertiser: newspaper collection
Date: Sat, 6 May 2000 09:45:38 +1000

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RECORD #38 OF 57
RECORD TITLE Geelong Advertiser: newspaper collection
DATE RANGE 1840-1987
SERIES Geelong Advertiser, 1840-1845 and 1849-1987 (in bound
vols). News of the Week, 1905-1923 (19 bound vols).
Negatives of photographs appearing in the Geelong
Advertiser, arranged chronologically, 1960-1987 (c200,000
negatives). Geelong News, 1965-1987 (in bound vols).
Bellarine Peninsula Echo, 1977-1987 (in bound vols).
HISTORICAL CONTEXT John Pascoe Fawkner, of Melbourne, commissioned James
Harrison to found and edit the Geelong Advertiser, the
first issue appearing on 21 November 1840. Harrison
bought the paper in 1842 and remained as proprietor and
editor for twenty-five years. In 1973 the Geelong
Advertiser was acquired by the Herald and Weekly Times.
In 1977 the group bought the Bellarine Peninsula Echo,
and in 1980 acquired the Geelong News Group which
publishes the bi-weekly Geelong News and runs a
commercial printery.
NAMES Harrison, James
PLACES Geelong, Vic.
DESCRIPTORS printing industry; newspapers and magazines, Vic.,
Geelong Advertiser; newspapers and magazines, Vic.,
Geelong News; newspapers and magazines, Vic., News of the
Week; newspapers and magazines, Vic., Bellarine Peninsula
Echo
REFERENCES James Harrison: ADB, vol. 1.
ACCESS Special access: contact Historic Records Office, National
Library of Australia

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