Adelaide Times
The Adelaide Times was an early newspaper founded by James Allen and printed in Adelaide, the capital of the then colony of South Australia. It was published between 2 October 1848 and 8 May 1858, and evolved through a series of names and publication frequencies, and closed due to uncertainty surrounding Allen's bankruptcy.
History
The Adelaide Times was established by Allen, an experienced newspaper man, in partnership with John Brown and William Barlow Gilbert.
The newspaper's original format and
In November 1853 Allen sold the newspaper to a consortium, including
Gilbert, who was a nephew of Thomas Gilbert, later moved to Victoria, where he worked for The Argus and became a reporter for the Victorian Hansard. Gilbert next returned to Adelaide, where he held various Government positions. He died on 13 March 1893.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Adelaide Times". www.samemory.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ a b The Adelaide Times. Digitised newspapers and more. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 2016.
- ^ "South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) - 17 Nov 1853 - p3". Trove. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "The Late Mr. W. B. Gilbert". South Australian Register. Vol. LVIII, no. 14, 457. South Australia. 15 March 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.