Hobart Town Gazette, and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser
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The Hobart Town Gazette was established in 1816 in Hobart, Van Diemen's Land (known as Tasmania since 1856) as the Hobart Town Gazette, and Southern Reporter. In 1821 the name was changed to the Hobart Town Gazette, and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser. In 1825 the title was split, with the government authorised publication remaining the Hobart Town Gazette, and the original editor launching the Colonial Times, and Tasmanian Advertiser . From 1882 it was known as the Hobart Gazette and from 1907 as the Tasmanian Government Gazette.
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- Hobart Town gazette, and Van Diemen's Land advertiser.
- Publisher
- Hobart Town : [Andrew Bent], 1821-1825.
- Description
- 5 v. ; 33 cm.
- Notes
- Caption title.
Ferguson no. 649.
The first seven issues of what was to become the Colonial times were published as the Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser. The serial numbers were continued from those of the Hobart Town Gazette which Andrew Bent (the publisher of the Colonial Times) had published until 24th June 1825. The publication of the Hobart Town Gazette had been taken over by Ross and Howe from 25th June 1825.
Supplements accompany some issues. - Life Dates
- Vol. 6, no. 245 (Saturday, Jan. 20, 1821)-v. 10, no. 484 (Friday, Aug. 12, 1825)
- Later Title
- Colonial Times and Tasmanian advertiser.
- Former Title
- Hobart Town gazette, and Southern reporter 1834-0946
- Place
- Australia Tasmania Hobart.
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