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1 y separately published work icon The Tasmanian 1881 Launceston : Aikenhead & Button , 1881-1895 6589347 1881 newspaper (5 issues)

In December 1879 the weekly newspaper titled the Tasmanian (Harris and Just: 1871) ceased publication. The publishers sold their business in [September] 1880 to the publishers of the Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania.). The Weekly Examiner, which had commenced on 6 January 1872, was incorporated from 1 January 1881 into the Tasmanian (Aikenhead and Button: 1881). Aikenhead and Button, who were the publishers of the Examiner, continued the Tasmanian until 1895.

Source: Miller, E. Morris. 'A Historical Summary of Tasmanian Newspapers. Parts 1-11.'
1 y separately published work icon Launceston Examiner James Aikenhead (editor), Launceston : Aikenhead & Button , 1869-1887 Z1299520 1842 newspaper (123 issues)

The Reverend John West, Jonathan Stammers Waddell and James Aikenhead established the Launceston Examiner in 1842, with West becoming the Examiner's 'first editorial writer'.

Initially,the Examiner was 'printed at a book shop in Brisbane St, but in 1848 it moved to Charles St and in 1854 to the specially built Paterson St premises, which, enlarged and modernised, is still [2013] its home.'

Sources: L. L. Robson, 'Aikenhead, James (1815-1887)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/aikenhead-james-1693/text1825 ; 'About Us', The Examiner website, www.examiner.com.au
Sighted: 06/02/13
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