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From: "Brian Tompkins" <>
Subject: Dorset Newspapers
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 09:48:43 -0500


As part of the Newsplan Project Hampshire's Library Service have published
information on the location and availability of local newspapers from
information supplied by the British Library Board. The Web page containg
details on Dorset newspapers can be found at
http://www.hants.gov.uk/library/newsplan/dors-glou.html

Newspapers covered are:

Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Gazette (1821-1823).
Dorset County Chronicle (1823-1957).
Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette (1856-1886).
Bournemouth Visitor's Directory (1858-1919).
Bournemouth Times (1919-1983).
Bournemouth Observer (1875-1901)/Observer and Chronicle (1881-1909).
Bournemouth Guardian (1883-1928).
Bournemouth Daily Echo/Evening Echo (1900- ).
Bournemouth Graphic (1902-1937).
Christchurch Times (1855-1983).
Christchurch and Bournemouth Chronicle (1872-1876).
Christchurch Herald (1960-1972).
Poole and Dorset Herald (1846-1983).
Poole Telegram (1879-1886).
Poole and Parkstone Standard (1936-1937).
Poole Observer (1924)/Poole Pilot (1867-1869).
Poole Advertiser (1983- ).
Swanage Times and Directory (1919-1936).
Swanage Times and Dorset County Chronicle (?1944).
Swanage Times and Dorset Herald (?-1983).
Southern Times (1851-1954).
Dorset Daily Press (1921-1924).
Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram (1874-1886):
Bridport, Beaminster and Lyme Regis Telegram (1865-1869, 1874-1886):
Poole Telegram (1879-1886):
Portland Telegram (1910, 1913, 1915):
Dorchester Telegram/Mail (1901-1927):
Bridport News (1855- ).
Weymouth and Portland Times (3 December 1954 - 26 April 1957)
Southern Journal and Wessex Post (3 May - 13 September 1957)
Southern Times and Weymouth and Portland Times (20 September 1957 - 22
February 1963).
Southern Journal and Wessex Post (3 March 1954 - 22 February 1963)
Dorchester and District Journal (5 March - 14 May 1955)
Southern and Dorchester Journal (21 May 1955 - 22 February 1963)
Sherborne Mercury (1737-1749).
Western Flying Post (1749-1867).
Sherborne Journal (1764-1886).

An Introduction to the Newsplan Project can be found at
http://www.hants.gov.uk/library/newsplan/intro.html

Hope this is useful
Brian

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