Charles Isaac Watson Charles Isaac Watson i(A152375 works by)
Born: Established: ca. 1831 ; Died: Ceased: 24 Feb 1888 Terara, Nowra area, Shoalhaven area, South Coast, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Charles Isaac Watson has been described as 'a journalist of the goldfield days'. He established a number of newspapers in regional New South Wales including the Braidwood Daily News, 'the first provincial daily newspaper founded in Australia'.

According to Watson's death notice, he died of 'paralysis of the brain', aged 57.

Sources: 'Obituary: Walter William Watson', Sydney Morning Herald, 12 March 1834, p. 6 and 'Family Notices', Sydney Morning Herald, 24 February 1888, p. 1.

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  • A short column in the Braidwood Review and District Advocate (10 September 1946: 6) lists the following as being among the newspapers established by Watson: Australian (Windsor), Braidwood Dispatch, Braidwood News, The Araluen Star, Kiama Reporter, Alpine Pioneer, (Kiandra), Ulladulla Free Press, Nowra Colonist and Broughton Creek Mail.

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