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Devon newspaper bibliography. Great Torrington, Hartland and Holsworthy

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GREAT TORRINGTON

1884? TORRINGTON CHRONICLE
1-?, 1884?-1906?
Continued as: The Torrington Weekly News, ?-3018, 1906?-1 Jan 1910, taking its numbering from the Bideford weekly gazette
Continued as: The Torrington Gazette & Weekly News, 3019-3071, 8 Jan 1910-22 Jul 1911
Incorporated with: Western Express, of which it appears to have been a local edition.
British Library, Colindale: 2 Jan 1909-31 Dec 1910 MIC: 2 Jan-22 Jul 1911
Devon Newspaper Group Ltd: 1899, 1907
Master negative: 2 Jan-22 Jul 1911 BLNL

HARTLAND

1896 HARTLAND AND WEST COUNTRY CHRONICLE 1-481/3, Oct 1896-6/19 Jul 1938
Continued as: Hartland Chronicle, 484/5-494/7 17 Oct 1938-17 May 1940
Monthly, then weekly from 115, 12 Apr 1906.
British Library, London: Aug 1897-Jan, Mar, May-Jun, Aug-Oct, Dec 1898-Jan, Mar 1899; May 1899-Mar 1906
British Library, Colindale: 12 Apr 1906-17 Nov 1939. MIC: 1896-1907
Exeter PL: Mar 1899-17 Nov 1939; 17 May 1940 (unbound set: 14, 15, 20, 39, 53, 55, 56, 58, 64-494/7, bound set: 30-45, 47-). MIC: 1896-1907
North Devon Athenaeum: Nov 1896-Sep 1899; Nov-Dec 1899; Jan, Feb, Apr, Jun-Dec 1900; Jan-Jul, Nov-Dec 1901; Jan-Jun, Aug-Dec 1902; Jan-Aug, Oct-Dec 1903; 1904-09; Jan-Sep, Nov-Dec 1910; 1911; Jan-Jun, Aug-Dec 1912;Jan, Mar-Dec 1913; 1914; Jan-Mar, May-Dec 1915; 1916-17; Jan-Aug, Nov-Dec 1918; Jan 1919-17 Nov 1939; 17 May 1940. Mic: 1896-1907
North Devon Record Office: (1901-39). 102 issues, ref: 1201/A/PZ/486-588.
Bideford PL: 1-410, Oct 1896-Dec 1931
Barnstaple PL: MIC: Oct 1896-1917 May 1940 (lacks Sep 1909, Sep 1913, Sep 1914, Jan, Apr, Jun 1915, Jan 1917, Dec 1918, Feb, Apr-May, Jul-Aug, Oct-Nov 1919, Jan, Mar, May, Sep, Nov 1920 and unverified later issues)
Manley Collection (publisher of Hartland Times): Oct 1896-Apr 1897
Literature: Vanstone, Alan R. 'Cory's Chronicle': the story of the world's strangest newspaper. (Jamaica Press, 1981).
Master negative: 1896-1907, 1921-40 BLNL (1898-1907 borrowed from Barnstaple)

1948 HARTON EXCHANGE: THE N.W. DEVON NEWS-ADVERTISER
1-16, Feb 1948-May 1949
Continued as: Harton Exchange and Record, 17-53, Jul 1949-Jul 1952
British Library, Colindale: Feb 1948-Jul 1952. MIC: 1950
Master negative: 1950 BLNL

1981 HARTLAND TIMES
Jamaica Press, 37 Fore Street, Bideford EX39 6BE
1, May 1981 to date
Six issues per annum, included as it is a revival of Hartland chronicle.
Barnstaple PL: May 1981 to date
Exeter PL: May 1981 to date
Jamaica Press: May 1981 to date

HOLSWORTHY

1913 HOLSWORTHY POST AND WEEKLY NEWS
Cornish and Devon Post Ltd, Western Buildings, Launceston, Cornwall PL15 7AL
1913-. Possibly started in 1913 as a local edition of the Launceston weekly news under the title Holsworthy weekly news, changing to its present title in 1924
British Library, Colindale: MIC: 1986-
Holsworthy PL: 3 months
Barnstaple PL: 1988 to date
Exeter PL: (1981-87)
Cornish and Devon Post offices: 1946 to date, very scattered
Master negative: 1986- BLNL


Creator: Devon Library and Information Services
Title: Devon newspaper bibliography. Great Torrington, Hartland and Holsworthy
Imprint: : Devon Library Services
Date: 2005
Format: Web page : HTML
Series: Lists and indexes ; L070GRE
Ref. no.: WEB NEWSGRE
Coverage: Devon . Great Torrington . Hartland . Holsworthy . Newspapers . Bibliographies

Last Updated: 06/05/2005



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