''De Locomotief'' was the first newspaper published in

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, in the era of

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. It was established in 1845 and led by

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, an ethical political activist. The daily was originally named ''Semarangsch Nieuws en Advertentieblad''. In 1863 it was renamed ''De Locomotief'', after the passage of the first train in Semarang. The paper was closed during the

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but in 1947 the daily ''De Locomotief'' was re-opened again. The

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newspaper was cited outside of Indonesia in the 1950s as a source of information about

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issues. In 1956, the newspaper was closed and the building was taken over by the

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after the renovation. A significant part of the run of the newspaper was microfilmed. The material in the newspaper has been used to review events that occurred during the era of the Netherlands East Indies.

Dates

* Started: January 1864 * Suspended: March 1940 * Recommenced: September 1947 * Ceased: 1956

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. Locomotief 1864 establishments in the Dutch East Indies 1956 disestablishments in Indonesia