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''Windsor and Richmond Gazette'', later published as the ''Hawkesbury Gazette'', was a weekly English language compact format newspaper published in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.


History

First published on 11 July 1888 by John Charles Lucas Fitzpatrick. The ''Windsor and Richmond Gazette'' was published from 1888-1983. On 4 July 1945 the
Hawkesbury Herald ''The Hawkesbury Herald'' was a weekly English language newspaper published in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia for the Hawkesbury River community. History The first issue of ''The Hawkesbury Herald'' was published on 24 April 1902 by ...
was incorporated as part of the Windsor and Richmond Gazette. The Herald reported its amalgamation with other district newspapers saying that the newspaper would be "purchased by Hawkesbury Consolidated Press to be incorporated in the ''Windsor and Richmond Gazette'', which paper, with the ''Hawkesbury Courier'', will continue to be published from the office of the firm". From 18 May 1983, the ''Windsor and Richmond Gazette'' changed its name to the ''Hawkesbury Gazette'' and continues to be published.


Proprietors

No. 562, Saturday 1 July 1899, is the last issue attributed to John Charles Lucas Fitzpatrick. From no. 563, Saturday 8 July 1899, John Osborne is attributed as the proprietor with the statement, "Printed and published by John Osborne, sole proprietor, at the Gazette Office, George-Street, Windsor".


Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the
Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program Trove is an Australian online library database owned by the National Library of Australia in which it holds partnerships with source providers National and State Libraries Australia, an aggregator and service which includes full text documen ...
of the
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.Australian Newspapers Digitisation Project
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See also

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List of newspapers in Australia This is a list of newspapers in Australia. For other older newspapers, see list of defunct newspapers of Australia. National In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965. Daily newspape ...
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List of newspapers in New South Wales This is a list of newspapers in New South Wales in Australia. List of newspapers in New South Wales (A) List of newspapers in New South Wales (B) List of newspapers in New South Wales (C) List of newspapers in New South Wales (D) Li ...


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External links

*{{Trove newspaper, 192, Windsor and Richmond Gazette, NSW : 1888 - 1954 Newspapers published in New South Wales Windsor, New South Wales Newspapers on Trove Weekly newspapers published in Australia