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    Adelaide - Newspapers, Newspaper Vendors and Almanacs

    "South Australian Journalism - Our First Newspaper" is in the Register,
    1 July 1892, page 5g,
    "The Register's Birthday" on
    18 June 1906, page 7a.

    "Pioneer Journalism" is in the Register,
    26 December 1910, page 8h.

    "Stormy Petrel of 1836 - Adelaide's First Editor" is in the Advertiser,
    12 November 1936, page 18f.

    "How Pioneers Advertised Their Wants" is in the Advertiser,
    21 March 1916, page 11c.

    "Early Newspapers" is in the Advertiser,
    14 January 1932, page 6h.

    "The Renegade Register" is in the Observer,
    9 December 1843, page 5b.

    The "life and death" of the Daily Journal is discussed in the Observer,
    15 February 1845, page 5a.

    A libel case, "Stevenson versus Stephens" is in the Observer,
    27 March 1847, page 2.

    "The English Emigration Agents versus the SA Press" is in the Observer,
    28 August 1847, page 4b.

    "Religious Discussion in Newspapers" is in the SA Gazette & Mining Journal,
    3 June 1848, page 2d.
    Also see South Australia - Religion.

    "Freedom of the Press" is in the Observer,
    21 October 1848, page 2d,
    4 November 1848, page 2b,
    2 December 1848, page 1d,
    16 January 1850, pages 2d and supp.,
    30 March 1850, page 2c,
    3 May 1879, page 10b,
    2 October 1880, page 58d.

    "Liberty of the Press" is in the Register,
    2, 6 and 13 December 1848, pages 2e, 4b and 3e-4c:

    Also see Register,
    16 and 20 December 1848, pages 3c and 4c,
    3 January 1849, page 2c,
    7 February 1849, page 4a,
    Observer,
    13 January 1849, page 1e,
    23 February 1856, page 5g.

    An interesting letter covering working conditions in the newspaper industry is in the South Australian,
    6 March 1849, page 3b.

    "Conspiracy to Crush the Register" is in the Register,
    11 February 1850, page 2d.
    An opinion of the Register is in the South Australian,
    19 February 1850, page 3a:

    A word or two of advice from Nathaniel Hailes, an auctioneer, to the Editor of the Register are in the SA Gazette & Mining Journal, 2 March 1850, page 3a:

    The Editor of the SA Gazette & Mining Journal offers the following comment upon his counterpart at the South Australian on 17 May 1851, page 2e:

    "The Bar v The Press" is in the Adelaide Times,
    22 November 1851, page 3d.
    "Register v Advertiser" in the Express,
    24 February 1873, page 3d.
    A Press versus Parliament cricket match is reported in the Chronicle,
    26 November 1881, page 5e,
    22 November 1884, page 15d.
    A photograph is in the Pictorial Australian in
    January 1894, pages 12-13,
    Observer,
    7 January 1928, page 35,
    Chronicle,
    26 November 1904, page 37,
    9 February 1907, page 30,
    Observer,
    12 December 1908, page 31.
    A photograph of football teams is in the Chronicle,
    19 June 1909, page 32.

    An obituary of John Stephens taken from the Wesleyan Times in England is reprinted in the Observer,
    27 September 1851, page 2c (supp.).

    An editorial titled "The Adelaide Times" is in the Observer,
    17 July 1852, page 4e:

    Information on the Adelaide Morning Chronicle is in the Observer,
    10 and 17 January 1852, pages 3b and 2e;
    its closure on
    2 April 1853, page 6a and
    the formation of the Examiner on
    23 April 1853, page 3e.

    "The War and the Adelaide Times" is in the Observer,
    21 January 1854, page 6a.

    "Taxes on Newspapers" is in the Observer,
    29 April 1854, page 5b.

    A proposed tax on newspapers is discussed in the Advertiser,
    30 August 1881, page 6b; also see
    Chronicle,
    28 January 1882, page 3d,
    9 August 1884, page 21e.

    Information on the Observer is in the Observer,
    6 January 1855, page 4g.

    A photograph of members of the staff of the Register in the 1850s is in the Observer,
    26 November 1904, page 25.

    "The Press and the Public" is in the Register,
    29 August 1855, page 2f,
    Observer,
    1 September 1855, page 6e.

    "The Liberty of the Press Again!" is in the Register,
    22 February 1856, page 2d.

    "Newspaper Correspondents" is in the Register,
    24 July 1856, page 2c,
    "Newspaper Correspondence" on
    15 September 1856, page 2d.

    "The Gagging Clause and the Press" is in the Observer,
    7 February 1857, page 6a,
    7 March 1857, page 6d.

    "Editorial Dishonesty" is in the Observer,
    1 August 1857, page 1h (supp.).

    "Popular Journalism [The People's Journal]" is in the Register,
    8 October 1857, page 2c.

    "Newspaper Monopoly" is in the Observer,
    8 May 1858, page 1b (supp.).

    The demise of the Adelaide Times and Weekly Dispatch is reported in the Observer,
    15 May 1858, page 5h.

    An acrimonious dispute between the Advertiser and the Register is aired in the Observer,
    31 July 1858, page 1c (supp.),
    7 August 1858, page 5d.

    "The Advertiser's News-Mongering" is in the Register,
    21 March 1859, page 2g:

    The Advertiser is accused of plagiarism in the Observer, 2 April 1859, page 7a:

    The Advertiser of 12 July 1859, page 2e carries an editorial which says:

    "Bumptious and Inflated", an opinion of the Register by a rival, is in the Chronicle,
    11 February 1860, page 1b (supp.).

    "The Government and the Press" is in the Observer,
    29 September 1860, page 6c.

    The editor of the Advertiser airs a complaint about the Register on 6 March 1861, page 2d

    "Editors in Parliament" is in the Observer,
    6 April 1861, page 6e,
    "Influence of the Press" on
    24 August 1861, page 1c (supp.),
    "Liberty of the Press" on
    16 May 1863, page 6b,
    "The Press and Parliament" on
    2 July 1864, page 5c.

    A proposed "Penny Paper" is discussed in the Register,
    25 and 30 April 1863, pages 2d and 2e.

    "The Press and the Parliament" is in the Register,
    30 June 1864, page 2d.

    "Political Wriggling" is in the Chronicle,
    10 December 1864, page 1c (supp.),
    "A Mean Newspaper" on
    1 April 1865, page 4c.

    "The Advertiser and the Farmers" is in the Observer,
    24 December 1864, page 5f,
    "The Advertiser and His Correspondents" on
    14 January 1865, page 6g.

    Under the heading "No Dictator" a correspondent to the Register on 10 January 1865 says:\

    The Register of 29 March 1865, page 3f says:

    "The Register and the Government" is in the Chronicle,
    1 July 1865, page 4e.

    "A Warning to the Press [in Respect of Libel]" is in the Register,
    7 July 1865, page 2c; also see
    4 August 1865, page 2c.

    "The Register and Observer Newspapers" is in the Register,
    2 October 1865, page 2c,
    2 November 1865, page 2h.

    "A Day With the Shipping Reporter" is in the Chronicle,
    19 May 1866, page 7f.

    A history of the Register is in the Observer,
    8 June 1867, page 6c.

    "Duties and Responsibilities of the Press" is in the Register,
    18 November 1867, page 2c:

    "Chamber of Commerce and the Press" is in the Chronicle,
    8 February 1868, page 5f.
    Information on a president, S.J. Jacobs is in the Observer,
    5 October 1901, page 33a,
    an obituary of a president, John Gordon, appears on
    2 October 1909, page 39a,
    biographical details of W.J. Hill in the Register,
    28 April 1923, page 10e.

    "An Honest Press" is in the Observer,
    28 March 1868, page 12a.

    "Day of 1868 - An Old Newspaper [launched by Ebenezer Ward]" is in the Register,
    4 February 1918, page 6e.

    "The Press as a Moral Censor" is in the Register,
    11 June 1868, page 2c,
    "The Evening Press" on
    2 January 1869, page 2d,
    "The Bar and the Press" on
    16 March 1869, page 2d.

    "Days of 1868 - An Old Newspaper" is in the Observer,
    2 February 1915, page 11e.

    The demise of the Adelaide Punch is reported in the Adelaide Observer,
    3 April 1869, page 6a; also see
    Observer,
    14 September 1872, page 7d.

    "The Register and Ourselves" is in the Express,
    4 and 6 January 1870, pages 2d and 2b,
    "The Mining Journal, the Register and Ourselves" on
    18 May 1871, page 2a.

    "The Reminiscences of the South Australian Register" is in the Observer,
    8 January 1870, page 10c.

    "The Register and the Bishop" is in the Observer,
    11 and 25 March 1871, pages 12e and 3e.

    "The Government and the Register" is in the Express,
    6 November 1871, page 2c.

    "The Colonial Press" is in the Observer,
    14 September 1872, page 12g.

    A cricket match between the Advertiser and Register is reported in the Observer,
    22 March 1873, page 6g.

    "Piratical Practices of the Register" is in The Irish Harp,
    5, 12 and 19 September 1873, pages 4d, 5b and 4d,
    10 October 1873, page 5a.

    Information on the Illustrated Adelaide News is in the Observer,
    26 December 1874, page 8.

    Information on the identity of "Geoffrey Crabthorn" is in the Register,
    17 September 1912, page 4g.

    "The Press and the Drama" is in the Advertiser,
    29 March 1876, page 6a,
    "The Farmers Messenger and the Daily Press" in the Express,
    17 June 1876,
    "The Press and Public Opinion" in the Observer,
    25 November 1876, page 13b,
    2 December 1876, page 13e.

    "The Advertiser Picnic" is in the Chronicle,
    13 May 1876, page 9a,
    Express,
    24 March 1884, page 3d,
    20 January 1908, page 3f.

    "A Shameful Hoax" is in the Register,
    16 July 1877, page 4e; also see
    18 July 1877, page 5b:

    A complimentary dinner for Mr E.W. Webb of the Advertiser is reported in the Express,
    11 February 1878, page 2e;
    an obituary appears on
    12 June 1913, page 4a.

    "Another Disgraceful Hoax" is in the Observer,
    4 and 11 May 1878, pages 5a and 10b.

    ARegister Cricket Club dinner is reported in the Observer,
    11 August 1877, page 9g.

    "The Libel Case" is in the Observer,
    2 June 1877, page 5d,
    14 July 1877, page 13e,
    Register,
    30 June 1877, page 4c,
    Chronicle,
    21 July 1877, page 5e.

    "Legislators and the Press" is in the Observer,
    5 July 1879, page 13b.

    "Mr Dowie and the Advertiser" is in the Chronicle,
    7 September 1878, page 17c,
    "The Rev W.R. Campbell and the Advertiser" on
    14 September 1878, page 22a.

    A presentation to J.C.F. Johnson is reported in the Register,
    2 December 1878, page 5b.

    "Number Ten Thousand [of the Register]" is in the Register,
    2 December 1878, page 5f.

    "The Libel Action" is in the Express,
    17 January 1879, page 2b,
    "The Lantern Libel Case" on
    20 October 1879, page 2d.

    A libel action brought by the proprietor of the City Hotel against the Advertiser is reported in the Chronicle,
    26 April 1879, page 9c; also see
    3 May 1879, page 5c.

    "The Press and the Strike at Gawler" is in the Chronicle,
    22 February 1879, page 4c.

    "The Freedom of the Press" is in the Observer,
    3 May 1879, page 10b.

    "The Lantern Libel Case" is in the Observer,
    6 September 1879, page 6e,
    25 October 1879, pages 10a-12b.
    A case against the Register is reported on
    23 April 1881, page 741a; also see
    Observer,
    1 December 1883, page 24d.

    Government advertisements are the bone of a contention in an editorial in the Observer,
    25 October 1879, page 3b.

    A poem titled "The Editor" is in The Lantern,
    24 July 1880, page 9.

    "The Australian German Newspaper" is in the Chronicle,
    4 June 1881, page 13f.
    Biographical details of G.V. Eimer, the proprietor of German-language newspapers, is in the Observer,
    16 September 1899, page 16a.

    "Our Papers" is in The Lantern,
    11 December 1880 page 7,
    "Society Papers" on
    28 May 1881, page 1.

    "The Newspaper Libel Bill" is in the Chronicle,
    29 July 1882, page 5c,
    14 October 1882, page 5a.

    "Legislators and the Press" is in the Observer,
    26 August 1882, page 24e.

    Information on the Port Lincoln Herald is in the Observer,
    21 April 1883, page 41b.

    "Unique South Australian Almanac" is in the Observer,
    1 March 1884, page 42a.

    The first employees' picnic at the Advertiser is reported in the Chronicle,
    29 March 1884, page 12e.
    A photograph taken at a wayzgoose appears on
    8 March 1902, page 42.
    A photograph of a Register picnic is in the Observer,
    26 March 1910, page 28.

    "Honesty and Courtesy in Journalism" is in the Register,
    16 and 18 April 1885, pages 4e and 4f.

    "Honest Journalism" is in the Express,
    17 April 1885, page 2b,
    20 April 1885, page 2b,
    "Literary Piracy" on
    24, 27 and 29 April 1885, pages 3c, 3e and 5c,
    Observer,
    2 May 1885, page 36a.

    "The SA Times Libel Case" is in the Express,
    14 October 1885, page 6g.

    "Angas v Burden and Bonython" is in the Express,
    22 September 1886, page 6a.

    A presentation to T.W. Harris is reported in the Register,
    4 December 1886, page 7b,
    to J.M. Day on
    3 May 1892, page 7d.

    "Lawyers and the Press" is in the Register,
    18 December 1886, page 4f.

    "Juvenile Vendors" is in the Register,
    11 January 1887, page 5c.

    "The Jubilee of SA Journalism" is in the Register,
    3 June 1887, page 6a.
    The 75th anniversary of the SA Register is discussed on
    17 June 1911, pages 8 and 14c,
    "The Register of Half a Century Ago" on
    30 December 1919, page 5c.
    A strike at the Register is reported on
    7 December 1888, page 6g.

    A poem titled "The Reporters" is in The Lantern,
    16 July 1887, page 19.

    "Strike in the Register Office" is in the Register,
    24 November 1888, page 5e,
    6 and 7 December 1888, pages 7h and 6g,
    Express,
    24 and 29 November 1888, pages 3c and 4b.

    "Half a Century of Service", G.L. Cooper of the Register, is in the Register,
    3 March 1890, page 7a,
    Observer,
    8 March 1890, page 6a.

    "The South Australian Press" is in the Observer,
    10 January 1891, page 41a.

    "The Quiz Libel Action" is in the Express,
    23 April 1891, page 3e,
    17 February 1892, page 5c.

    "Farewell to an Adelaide Journalist [E.J. Clark]" is in the Register,
    10 August 1891, page 6e.

    "The Advertiser and Its Critics" is in the Express,
    27 August 1891, page 5d.

    "The South Australian Press" is in the Observer,
    10 January 1891, page 41a.

    A farewell to W.M. Cook is reported in the Register,
    12 September 1892, page 6f.

    Biographical details of T.S. Carey are in the Register,
    27 January 1892, page 5a,
    3 February 1892, page 5c.

    A libel action against the Sporting News is reported in the Express,
    22 June 1893, page 2f.

    "The Register, Observer and Evening Journal" is in the Observer,
    13 May 1893, pages 41-44.

    "The Advertiser Social" is in the Express,
    30 October 1893, page 3d.

    An obituary of a 23 year old newsvendor, Michael James Carlisle, is in the Express,
    22 September 1894, page 4c.

    Information on the Southern Cross is in the Observer,
    4 August 1894, page 30d.

    "The Privileges of Journalism" is in the Advertiser,
    2 May 1895, page 4f,
    "Fifty Years of Journalism" on
    6 April 1897, page 6d,
    "Leader-Writing Made Easy" on
    1 March 1898, page 6d.

    "The Typewriter and Newspapers" is in the Observer,
    8 August 1896, page 16d.
    See South Australia - Banking & Finance - General Finance - Miscellany.

    "Martin v The Advertiser" is in the Express,
    1 and 3 December 1897, pages 2d and 2b.

    A poem titled "The Newsboy" is in The Lantern,
    7 August 1886, page 19.

    An interesting article on the city's newspaper boys is in the Register,
    27 June 1892, page 5d:

    Also see Register,
    17 and 22 January 1898, pages 6c and 6e:

    "The Privileges of Journalism" is in the Chronicle,
    4 and 11 May 1895, pages 4d and 6d.

    Biographical details of Joseph Fisher are in the Observer,
    30 April 1898, page 16a,
    of George Sutherland on
    9 December 1905, page 38c,
    of R.W. Winter on
    4 May 1907, page 38d,
    of Roy J. Page on
    7 December 1907, page 40a,
    of Robert Cooper on
    25 April 1908, page 38a,
    of W.P. Dollman on
    10 October 1908, page 40d,
    of C.J. Stevens on
    6 August 1910, page 39d (obit. in
    Register,
    17 July 1911, page 7a),
    of Albert Fielding on
    13 August 1910, page 38a,
    of John Harvey on
    27 August 1910, page 39b.

    "The Little Newsboys" is in the Register,
    17 and 22 January 1898, pages 6c and 6e,
    Observer,
    22 and 29 January 1898, pages 33b and 34b.
    Information on a news vendor, Mr Webb, is in the Register,
    30 January 1900, page 5b.

    A photograph of the Advertiser's premises in King William Street is in the Chronicle,
    2 February 1901, page 4 (supp.).

    A farewell to J.H. Finlayson is reported in the Observer,
    1 July 1899, page 41e.

    A photograph of a newspaper stand is in The Critic,
    9 September 1899, page 11.

    The development of the press and the birth of the Advertiser and Chronicle is traversed in the Advertiser,
    11 June 1900, page 6.

    "Modern Fast Printing Machinery" at the Register office is described in the Observer,
    16 March 1901, page 49.

    Photographs of a press "walking match" are in the Observer,
    5 September 1903, page 25.

    A social to T.B. Murphy in honour of fifty years with the "Register" is reported in the Register,
    5 October 1903, page 6f,
    Observer,
    10 October 1903, page 40.

    Photographs of and information on a walking contest, Advertiser v Register, are in the Chronicle,
    5 September 1903, pages 39a and 43.

    "Register - A Mendacious Paper" is in The Herald,
    26 March 1904, page 4a,
    "The Daily Liar Again" on
    25 February 1905, page 7a,
    "Deceiving the Farmers - The Register's Trickery" on
    15 April 1905, page 8b,
    "The Register Whipped" on
    27 May 1905, page 6c,
    "The Daily Papers - A Tyrannous Combine" on
    1 September 1906, page 6b.

    "Farewell to Tarquin [W.B. Carr]" is in the Register,
    30 May 1904, page 4a,
    Observer,
    4 June 1904, page 35a; also see Register,
    13 October 1915, page 6h.

    The reminiscences of Joseph Fisher are in the Register,
    23 November 1904, page 9e.

    "A Newsboy's Enterprise" is in the Register,
    9 December 1904, page 4g.

    "Reasons for a Labor Daily Paper" is in The Herald,
    10 March 1906, page 9a.

    "The Register - A Double Jubilee" is in the Observer,
    26 November 1904, page 36; also see
    23 June 1906, pages 42-43.

    "A Newsboy Hero [George W. Donney]" is in the Register,
    4 and 23 August 1905, pages 4f and 4g,
    Observer,
    5 August 1905, page 37b.

    Biographical details of Henry Hele are in the Register,
    2 April 1906, page 6b,
    Observer,
    7 April 1906, page 41d.

    Photographs of the Advertiser and Register football teams are in the Observer,
    16 June 1906, page 30.

    The inaugural meeting of the Institute of Journalists of SA is reported in the Register,
    24 July 1909, page 8g.

    "The Daily Paper - How it is Produced" is in the Register,
    17 December 1910, page 8a.

    A photograph of members of the Provincial Press Association is in the Observer,
    10 August 1912, page 30; also see
    15 November 1913, page 50a.

    "Playing the Man or the Ball", comment on the habits of writers of "Letters to the Editor", is in the Register,
    23 March 1915, page 6b.

    "Alleged Obscene Newspaper - Adelaide Truth" is in the Express,
    21 May 1907, page 1f.

    "The Daily Newspaper - How It Is Produced" is in the Observer,
    24 December 1910, pages 50-53.

    "Our Seventy-Fifth Birthday", including the reminiscences of two long-time employees of the Register,
    Thomas Burton and William T, Bednall, is in the Register,
    17 June 1911, pages 8-9-14c.

    A photograph of members of the Provincial Press Association is in the Chronicle,
    10 August 1912, page 29,
    of linotype operators at the Observer office in the Observer,
    29 November 1913, page 31,
    of staff of the Register on
    10 April 1915, page 30.

    "A Newspaper to be Produced by Adelaide Society Women - Striking Features of Next Saturday's Mail" is in The Mail,
    4 April 1914, page 13h.

    "Buy a Paper - The Boys on the Corner" is in the Register,
    9 July 1914, page 5g:

    Biographical details of Fred Johns are in the Register,
    11 July 1914, page 16a.
    A farewell to Fred Johns, Rodney Cockburn and W.C. Calder is reported in the Register,
    18 July 1914, page 16a.

    "1870-1914 - News by Mail Steamer and by Cable - A Comparison" is in the Register,
    24 August 1914, page 10b.
    Also see South Australia - Communications - Sea Mail.

    "Playing the Man or the Ball", an editorial on aspects of "Letters to the Editor", is in the Register,
    23 March 1915, page 6b.

    Biographical details of Henry Hele are in the Register,
    27 March 1915, page 8h,
    of T.W. Harris on
    20 April 1917, page 6h,
    5 May 1917, page 5e.

    The reminiscences of Sir Langdon Bonython are in The Mail,
    10 April 1915, page 8b,
    "How Sir Langdon Bought The Advertiser" on
    12 October 1918, page 3d; also see
    22 March 1924, page 1c.

    "Newspapers and the War" is in the Register,
    28 February 1916, page 4b,
    "Old Time Memories - Pressmen of the Early Days" on
    29 February 1916, page 7a,
    6 March 1916, page 6h.

    "Pressmen of the Early Days" is in the Observer,
    4 March 1916, page 40b,
    "Leader Writers" on
    11 March 1916, page 32d.

    Biographical details of Henry Hele are in the Observer,
    1 April 1916, page 28b (also see
    Register,
    31 January 1921, page 4g),
    of C.H. Franklin on
    9 November 1918, page 13c.

    Biographical details of Caleb Page are in the Observer,
    11 November 1916, page 48c,
    of John Knox on
    16 February 1924, page 36e.

    "Early Press Clubs" is in The Mail,
    18 May 1918, page 3g.

    Biographical details of W,J. Sowden is in the Register,
    3 June 1918, page 7b.
    "Knight of the Pen", the reminiscences of Sir William Sowden, is in The Mail,
    30 September 1922, page 3b; also see
    Observer,
    22 April 1905, page 39a; also see
    The Critic,
    9 November 1921, page 5.

    Biographical details of Charles H. Franklin are in the Register,
    31 October 1918, page 5d.

    Biographical details of Robert Rusk are in the Register,
    13 January 1919, page 4g,
    2 March 1922, page 6g,
    Observer,
    4 March 1922, page 28b,
    of John Knox on
    8 February 1924, page 8g.

    "Knight of the Pen", the reminiscences of Sir William Sowden, is in The Mail,
    30 September 1922, page 3b.

    A photograph of newsboys is in the Observer,
    14 December 1918, page 25,
    "Newsboys Celebrate Christmas" is in The Mail,
    30 December 1922, page 3d.

    "Early Newspaper Days", the reminiscences of Caleb Page, are in the Register,
    6 June 1923, page 9d,
    30 October 1926, page 9e.

    "Happy Newsboys - Picnic of Pleasure" is in The News,
    14 January 1924, page 4f.

    "Joys and Sorrows of Journalism" is in the Register,
    15 June 1926, page 4d.

    A proposal to form a Newsboys' Club is discussed in Register,
    22 May 1926, page 18f,
    The News,
    21 May 1926, page 6d,
    Register,
    22 May 1926, page 18f.
    "The Newsboy" is in the Observer,
    14 July 1928, page 71b.
    "An Old Adelaide Newspaper - Some Curious Announcements - The Mercury, South Australian Sporting Chronicle and Commercial Advertiser"
    is discussed in the Register,
    13 January 1927, page 7e.

    Biographical details of F.N. Linington are in the Observer,
    11 June 1927, page 6c,
    of Robert Burns on
    17 March 1928, page 34c,
    7 April 1928, page 57a.

    "Early Adelaide Journalism", information on The Lantern, is in The Mail,
    8 October 1927, page 16d.

    Biographical details of Robert Burns are in the Register,
    15 and 31 March 1928, pages 8g and 8h,
    2 April 1928, page 12e.

    "A Compliment to [Gordon] Coventry" is in the Register,
    14 December 1928, page 10g.

    Newspapers - Obituaries

    An obituary of Robert Thomas is in the Observer, 7 July 1860, page 6g,
    of Patrick Parkinson in the Register, 10 and 12 February 1866, pages 2e and 2f.

    An obituary of James Allen, junior, formerly of the Adelaide Times, is in the Observer, 3 April 1869, page 4e.

    An obituary of John Dickins is in theRegister, 6 March 1871, page 5c,
    of John Foreman on 5 October 1870, page 5c,
    of E.W. Meyer on 15 April 1872, page 5b,
    of Stephen Goldsack on 14 May 1880, page 5d,
    of James Sutherland on 26 February 1892, page 4h,
    of William Masters on 4 March 1892, page 5a,
    of T. Jones on 3 May 1892, page 5b,
    of George Duke on 7 July 1892, page 5b.

    An obituary of John Bond Phipson is in the Register, 6 May 1880, page 6d, Observer, 8 May 1880, page 766c.
    "An Erratic Genius - Verses of an Early South Australian" is in the Register, 7 December 1912, page 5b.

    An obituary of Richard Wells is in theObserver, 13 March 1875, page 11c.

    An obituary of William Harcus, the Editor of the Express and Telegraph is in that newspaper on 11 August 1876, page 2c.

    The death of Mr E.W. Andrews, a proprietor of the Register, is reported in the Register, 24 February 1877, page 4e,
    Chronicle, 3 March 1877, page 5f.

    An obituary of Mrs Andrews is in the Observer, 30 April 1892, page 37e, 21 May 1892, page 29b,
    of George Foreman on 14 January 1905, page 34d,
    of George Cockburn on 11 December 1909, page 38a,
    of J.G.G. Hales on 4 November 1911, page 41b,
    of E.W. Webb on 21 June 1913, page 41a.

    The death of W.K. Thomas of the Advertiser is reported in the Express, 8 July 1878, page 2f.

    An obituary of Nathaniel Hailes is in the Observer, 26 July 1879, page 6g; also see Observer, 22 May 1886, page 40c.

    An obituary of Samuel Whitmore is in the Register, 11 March 1881, page 5a,
    of J.S. McClory on 18 October 1888, page 4g.

    An obituary of John Foreman is in the Register, 23 January 1882, page 5b,
    of William Eggers on 31 January 1882, page 5c,
    of F.B. Burden on 13 March 1897, page 5c.

    A complimentary dinner for Mr E.W. Webb of the Advertiser is reported in the Express,11 February 1878, page 2e;
    an obituary appears on 12 June 1913, page 4a.

    An obituary of G.V. Eimer is in the Observer, 13 April 1901, page 21e.

    An obituary of James Allen, former editor of the Adelaide Times, is in the Express, 22 March 1886, page 2b,
    of H.S. Coronel in the Register, 28 August 1886, page 5b,
    of Joseph Ferguson on 8 July 1887, page 4h,
    of William Hillier, "the first printers' apprentice in SA", on 19 and 21 May 1891, pages 5a and 5b.

    An obituary of H.S. Redin is in theRegister, 26 July 1887, page 5c,
    of Samuel Frearson in the Observer, 24 September 1887, page 29d,
    of Benjamin Davies on 28 September 1889, page 30c,
    of Joseph J. Keen on 12 November 1892, page 29e.

    An obituary of William Helling is in the Observer, 23 May 1891, page 30c,
    of Thomas Murphy on 30 May 1891, page 30a.

    An obituary of James Sutherland is in the Observer, 27 February 1892, page 30a,
    of William Masters on 5 March 1892, page 30a,
    of Thomas Hannigan , compositor, on 2 November 1895, page 29c,
    of George Wilson on 30 December 1899, page 15c;
    also see 28 April 1900, page 30d, Register,21 April 1900, page 6i.

    An obituary of a 23 year old news vendor, Michael James Carlisle, is in the Express, 22 September 1894, page 4c.

    An obituary of Thomas Hannigan is in the Register, 30 October 1895, page 5c,
    of J.R. Powell on 31 May 1897, page 5b.

    An obituary of W.H. Jeffery is in the Register, 21 December 1896, page 5c,
    of Harry C. Evans on 9 and 11 January 1899, pages 5b and 6d.

    An obituary of William Holden is reported in the Register, 12 and 15 October 1897, pages 5g and 7d, >BR> Observer, 16 October 1897, pages 13a-25d,
    of J.D. Willshire on 16 October 1897, page 28a,
    of H.C. Evans in the Express, 11 January 1899, page 4b.

    An obituary of George Wilson is in the Register, 25 December 1899, page 6c; also see 21 April 1900, page 6i,
    of G.L. Cooper on 26 July 1901, page 5c.

    An obituary of an Advertiser War Correspondent, Mr Lambie, is in the Express, 20 November 1900, page 2h,
    of John H. Clark on 18 January 1902, page 5a,
    of Mrs William Harcus in the Observer, 15 March 1902, page 29e,
    of Spencer J. Skipper on 12 September 1903, pages 28c-34e,
    of C.F. Whitridge on 28 April 1906, page 38d,
    of Charles A. Murphy on 15 June 1907, page 40c,
    of Percy Shawyer on 29 February 1908, page 31d,
    of Thomas Newman on 29 February 1908, page 40a.

    An obituary of Mrs W.K. Thomas is in the Observer, 23 November 1901, page 29b.

    An obituary of William Moffat is in the Register, 5 October 1905, page 4h.

    An obituary of A. McKain, former editor of The Critic, is in the Observer,10 March 1906, page 38a,
    of T.B. Bancroft on 4 August 1906, page 38d,
    of Carl F.A. Schmelzkopf, of the German Printing Office, on 18 August 1906, page 38e,
    of Ebenezer Finlayson on 11 October 1913, page 35c,
    of Thomas Harry on 12 December 1914, page 32a,
    of H.M. Pugh on 12 and 19 December 1914, pages 32b and 13e,
    of John Small on 27 April 1918, page 12c,
    of Hadrian Moody on 13 June 1925, page 27d.

    An obituary of J.LeM.F. Roberts, formerly of "The Advertiser", is in the Express, 13 June 1910, page 4a.

    An obituary of John Phillips is in the Register, 27 October 1910, page 6h,
    of Charles J. Wallace on 23 September 1912, page 7d,
    of Edwin W. Webb on 13 June 1913, page 6g,
    of S.F. Aitchison on 9 December 1915, page 4g.

    An obituary of C.J. Stevens is in the Register, 12 and 13 February 1917, pages 4h and 6c.

    An obituary of T.W. Harris is in the Observer, 12 May 1917, page 49b,
    of W. Moxon Cook on 22 December 1917, page 20a and W.O. Whitridge on 22 February 1919, page 18d,
    of E.H. Lock on 16 July 1921, page 19c,
    of Morgan Meyrick on 4 February 1922, page 34a,
    of William Wedd on 18 February 1922, page 31a,
    of A.V. Mantegani on 28 August 1926, page 38d,
    of C.H. Franklin on 3 March 1928, page 53a,
    of J.G. Western on 31 August 1929, page 45d.

    An obituary of the journalist, Mr Charles Elliott is in the Express, 9 September 1920, page 1e,
    of Mr W.R. Lawson in the Observer, 21 January 1922, page 30d.

    An obituary of Robert Schneider is in the Register, 16 October 1923, page 10f,
    of W.C. Calder on 3 November 1923, page 10a,
    of H.M. Needham on 31 July 1926, page 13b,
    of James J. Chamberlain on 30 June 1927, page 10g,
    of C.H. Franklin on 24 February 1928, page 13c,
    of Frank Monk on 28 June 1928, page 10h,
    of James G. Western on 22 and 23 August 1929, pages 3a and 6d.

    An obituary of William H. Biggs is in the Advertiser ,15 February 1937, page 12d.