According to a report in the Sydney newspaper, the Empire, the Evening Mail was established by James Allen 'under the auspices of the distinguished philanthropist Henry Hopkins, Esq.' (Empire 31 July 1868: 2)
Weekly News
James Allen
(editor),
1868
Hobart Town (1803-1880)
:
1868-1869
Z1938244
1868
newspaper
According to a report in the Sydney newspaper, the Empire, the Weekly News was established by James Allen 'under the auspices of the distinguished philanthropist Henry Hopkins, Esq.' (Empire 31 July 1868: 2)
The Empire reports that 'Mr. James Allen, a well known member of the press in Southern Australia, 'formerly proprietor of the South Australian Register' and, more recently, editor of the Hobart Mercury, 'has seceded from that journal [the Mercury], and is about to establish ... a daily evening paper, and morning weekly on his own account.'
An advertisement for two new Hobart Town newspapers, under the proprietorship of James Allen, the daily Evening Mail and its sister publication, the Weekly News.
An advertisement for two new Hobart Town newspapers, under the proprietorship of James Allen, the daily Evening Mail and its sister publication, the Weekly News.
The Empire reports that 'Mr. James Allen, a well known member of the press in Southern Australia, 'formerly proprietor of the South Australian Register' and, more recently, editor of the Hobart Mercury, 'has seceded from that journal [the Mercury], and is about to establish ... a daily evening paper, and morning weekly on his own account.'
