y separately published work icon The Gippsland Times newspaper  
Alternative title: Gipps Land Times
Issue Details: First known date: 1861... 1861 The Gippsland Times
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'James Johnston Hart, an Arts graduate of Dublin University, acquired the plant of the defunct [Gippsland] Independent and, with his partner George Gellatly, a Scottish compositor, first published the Gippsland Times on July 31, 1861 ... Hart and Gellatly established a journal that was circulated through the goldfields of the hinterland as well as the central plains of North Gippsland. The Times gathered news from correspondents in outlying districts and via the electric telegraph, as well as through its own reporters. But the founding proprietorship did not last long: Hart died in 1865 and Gellatly in 1869, about three months after he had sold the Times.'

Source: Rod Kirkpatrick, 'A Sale Where Sometimes You Pay, and Sometimes You Don't', UQ eSpace (October 2005): 48-49

Notes

  • For further information on the Gippsland Times' publishing history, mergers, etc, see the State Library of Victoria's website: http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/44222

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1861
    • Sale, Sale area, Central Gippsland, Gippsland, Victoria,: J. J. Hart , 1861-1954 .
      Link: U24555Web resource Digital copy of print publication via Australian Newspapers (AN) Service.
      Note/s:
      • Printed and published by J. J. Hart of the Gippsland Times office, Sale. (Colophon, 14 August 1861, p.4)
      • Publisher varies.
      • Digitised issues available for the period 14 August 1861 - 23 December 1954. (Correct as of 29 August 2013).

PeriodicalNewspaper Details

Frequency:
Frequency varies. Initially weekly (Wednesday) ; later twice weekly ; thrice weekly from July 1874
Range:
31 July 1861 - 23 December 1954
Continued by:
Gippsland Times and Maffra Spectator
Mergers:
Incorporated the Gippsland Mercury from 1938
Mergers:
Merged with the Maffra Spectator (1881-1981) to form the Gippsland Times and Maffra Spectator
Size:
59cm
Price:
6d ; 6s 6d per quarter
Graphics:
illus.
Advertising:
Includes advertising
Last amended 24 Sep 2013 09:42:59
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